Carrier profile · USDOT 511412 · MC-260323 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Western Express Inc

3,332 power unitsavg 4.3 yrNational · 50 statesNASHVILLE, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-260323 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3,332Power units

3,580 observed · MCS-150

6,459Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 259-9920 Email dispatchdpatterson@westernexp.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record130 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

130

567 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

130

567 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

3,332 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11,775 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 30.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7,286 vehicle and 11,774 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

31.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

11,393 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 585

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3,332
Inspections · 24 mo: 11,775
Annualized: ≈5,888 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7,115 · 31 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2,377 · 646 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2,212 · 1,910 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1,171 · 354 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance933 · 55 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance751 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance701 · 107 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance635 · 324 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance530 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance509 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental’01–’07

National’08–’19

Freedom Specialty’19–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FREEDOM SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Jun 2024	$1M	6
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2019	$1M	13
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Apr 2008	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2001 → May 2007	$1M	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Oct 2000 → Oct 2000	$1M	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$1M	1
CALIBER ONE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2000	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1998 → Oct 1999	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3,332
Observed power (24 mo): 3580
Trailers (towed): 6459

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

72.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 50 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

11,740

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

NASHVILLE, TN

7135 CENTENNIAL PLACE

Top corridor

CA ⇄ TN

CA 2,001 · PA 1,283 · TN 1,192

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 77 trucks also ran under 56 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 76198 USDOT 79466 USDOT 264184 USDOT 270150 USDOT 270179 USDOT 1070993 USDOT 2958138 USDOT 4186629Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (91 trucks · 232 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 76198 USDOT 79466 USDOT 264184 USDOT 270150 USDOT 270179 USDOT 2986781 USDOT 3196391 USDOT 3444886

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

3,332

Observed (24 mo)

3,580

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7135 CENTENNIAL PLACE, NASHVILLE, TN, 37209
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (615) 259-9920
Email: dpatterson@westernexp.com
Web domain: westernexp.com

Registration

Officers: Daniel Patterson · Paul Wieck
USDOT / docket: 511412 · MC-260323
First registered: Feb 3, 1993
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2026 · 323,076,821 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 21, 2017
D-U-N-S: 928138064

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

3,332

Power units

3,693

Drivers

3,693

CDL drivers

323,076,821

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for WESTERN EXPRESS INC.

WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 11,775 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7,286 vehicle-level and 11,774 driver-level — across 50 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 567 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 130 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 3,332 power units and 3,693 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 21, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WESTERN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

WESTERN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 511412, and its motor carrier number is MC-260323.

Is WESTERN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, WESTERN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WESTERN EXPRESS INC's safety record?

WESTERN EXPRESS INC has a 30.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19,635 roadside inspections, with 567 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is WESTERN EXPRESS INC's fleet?

WESTERN EXPRESS INC operates 3,332 power units and 3,693 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WESTERN EXPRESS INC based?

WESTERN EXPRESS INC is based in NASHVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 50 states.

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