Carrier profile · USDOT 1181988 · MC-472377 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC

13 power unitsavg 11.6 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX71/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-472377 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 458-2800 Email dispatchMICHAELOGASHI@AOL.COM; MICHAELOGASHI@WMPIPEINC.COM; LAURIECRISWELL@WMPIPEINC.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average51.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

51.7

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

51.7

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

22 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 51.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 30.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

27 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’05–’10

Argonaut-midwest’10–’13

Clear Blue’18–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2025	$750K	7
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$750K	4
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Nov 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Mar 2013	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Oct 2003 → Oct 2005	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

27%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

8317 MILLER ROAD 3

Top corridor

TX 30

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 1181988. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 1181988.

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4131854Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 400146 USDOT 400416 USDOT 464585 USDOT 925129 USDOT 4131854 USDOT 2510249 USDOT 2323438 USDOT 1744230

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8317 MILLER ROAD 3, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Mailing address: 8317 MILLER ROAD3, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 458-2800
Email: michaelogashi@aol.com; michaelogashi@wmpipeinc.com; lauriecriswell@wmpipeinc.com
Web domain: aol.com; michaelogashi

Registration

Officers: Laurie Criswell · Mark Luedtke
USDOT / docket: 1181988 · MC-472377
First registered: Oct 27, 2003
Last MCS-150: Aug 13, 2024 · 32,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 8, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

32,000

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 WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC.

WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC (USDOT 1181988) has a Vektor safety score of 71/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 51.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 13, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 8, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1181988, and its motor carrier number is MC-472377.

Is WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC's safety record?

WM SHIPPING SERVICES INC has a 51.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 71/100 (tier: review).