Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1708996
WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
DBA WESTERN AMERICAN
20 power unitsNEW ORLEANS, LA
CARRIER INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
20Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 19 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 20 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2007Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION safe to work with?
Is WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION safe to load? WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 1708996) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in NEW ORLEANS, LA, operating 20 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WAWESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 20
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
mike bishop — 11 carriers: USDOT 1114803USDOT 1127136USDOT 1504442USDOT 1652578USDOT 2390743USDOT 2595345USDOT 2830772USDOT 2870364
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 1100 POYDRAS SUITE 2900, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70163
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (888) 861-4443
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Mike Bishop
- USDOT / docket
- 1708996
- First registered
- 11/15/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 11/15/2007 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
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 AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION's USDOT number?
WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION's USDOT number is 1708996.
Is WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION's fleet?
WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION operates 20 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION based?
WESTERN AMERICAN SPECIALIZED WAREHOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION is based in NEW ORLEANS, LA.