Fleet typeIdentity
Lessor pool
47 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1018284
WESTERN PETERBILT LLC
DBA DOBBS LEASING
47 power unitsavg 6.7 yrMulti-region · 9 statesMEMPHIS, TN
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
47Power units
23 observed · MCS-150
12Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
6.7Avg age (yr)
1997–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 24 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageFatal crash on record
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2002Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo6.76.7 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
2 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
6.7 yr
Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is WESTERN PETERBILT LLC safe to work with?
Is WESTERN PETERBILT LLC safe to load? WESTERN PETERBILT LLC (USDOT 1018284) is an active leasing/lessor-pool motor carrier based in MEMPHIS, TN, operating 47 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 24 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 48 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 6.7% (below the 22.26% national average), with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: fatal crash on record. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WPWESTERN PETERBILT LLC 88
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Safety
48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 6.7% (24-mo)15 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)27 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
8.3% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 47-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 47
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 27
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving14
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 47
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 23
- Trailers (towed)
- 12
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
1997
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusMulti-region
revealedStates observed99
US statesInspections · 24 mo2727
WA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MEMPHIS, TN
Top corridor
WA ⇄ TN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 176549USDOT 951563USDOT 1585968USDOT 3167816USDOT 302401Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (25 trucks · 24 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1585968USDOT 3773751USDOT 4179404USDOT 2053265USDOT 3487141USDOT 80806USDOT 623018USDOT 458298
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@dobbstruckgroup.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4057383
Shares a company officer with other carriers
joseph p. sullivan — 2 carriers: USDOT 3453377
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)4747
Observed (24 mo)2323
Shared w/ other carriers2626
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1745 BROOKS ROAD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38116
- Mailing address
- 8295 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38125
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (509) 425-4415
- Fax
- (206) 340-0416
- Web domain
- dobbstruckgroup.com
Registration
- Officer
- Joseph P. Sullivan
- USDOT / docket
- 1018284
- First registered
- 04/10/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 04/15/2026 · 1,550,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is WESTERN PETERBILT LLC's USDOT number?
WESTERN PETERBILT LLC's USDOT number is 1018284.
Is WESTERN PETERBILT LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WESTERN PETERBILT LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is WESTERN PETERBILT LLC's safety record?
WESTERN PETERBILT LLC has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
How big is WESTERN PETERBILT LLC's fleet?
WESTERN PETERBILT LLC operates 47 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WESTERN PETERBILT LLC based?
WESTERN PETERBILT LLC is based in MEMPHIS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.