Carrier profile · USDOT 2944947 · MC-996657 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Candace Lawson

DBA WEST BAY TRUCKING

1 power unitavg 12 yrRegional · 7 statesBRYANT, AL84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-996657 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.0Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 463-8668 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

12 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Apr 30, 2026.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 2

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

≈3.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Specialty’21–’23

Protective’23–’24

Starstone National’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Apr 2021 → Apr 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

BRYANT, AL

6485 COUNTY ROAD 89

Most inspections: KY

1 inspections

KY 1 · MS 1 · NC 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 795982 USDOT 842593 USDOT 4028723

Shares a company officer with other carriers

candace lawson — 2 carriers: USDOT 2176716

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6485 COUNTY ROAD 89, BRYANT, AL, 35958
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 463-8668
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Candace Lawson
USDOT / docket: 2944947 · MC-996657
First registered: Nov 8, 2016
Last MCS-150: Sep 6, 2024 · 80,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

80,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 2 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

14violation records

2OOS-tagged records

1 of 2inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (5 of 14 records)

392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate1

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392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

Before you tender

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Brakes

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Hours of service

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CANDACE LAWSON.

CANDACE LAWSON (USDOT 2944947) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 6, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CANDACE LAWSON's USDOT number?

CANDACE LAWSON's USDOT number is 2944947, and its motor carrier number is MC-996657.

Is CANDACE LAWSON authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. CANDACE LAWSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CANDACE LAWSON's safety record?

CANDACE LAWSON has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).