Carrier profile · USDOT 452417 · MC-180052 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Western Mountain Transport Inc

38 power unitsavg 15.8 yrMulti-region · 12 statesAURORA, OR81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-180052 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(503) 678-6293 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

23 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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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Vehicle OOS 32.43% on 37 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 32.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 22.0 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 8

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 38-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’94–’98

Sentry Select’99–’04

Great West’04–’19

Us Bank’06–’13

Canal’20–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Mar 2025 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2020 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
U.S. BANK	Mar 2006 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Mar 2004	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1998 → Mar 1999	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Mar 1998	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 12 inspections
Oregon: 11 inspections
Washington: 8 inspections
Colorado: 3 inspections
Nebraska: 3 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections

Home base

AURORA, OR

21595 DOLORES WAY NE

Most inspections: CA

12 inspections

CA 12 · OR 11 · WA 8

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 217745 USDOT 3251293Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3239314 USDOT 3251293 USDOT 217745 USDOT 658909

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 21595 DOLORES WAY NE, AURORA, OR, 97002
Mailing address: PO BOX 890, AURORA, OR, 97002
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (503) 678-6293
Fax: (503) 678-6233
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: westernmountaintransport.com

Registration

Officer: Richard Inman
USDOT / docket: 452417 · MC-180052
First registered: Jul 17, 1991
Last MCS-150: Nov 12, 2024 · 2,082,322 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 798043022

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,082,322

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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32%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 37 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

54violation records

17OOS-tagged records

12 of 37inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

2110%2 / 21

Other vehicle maintenance

2060%12 / 20

Brakes

1020%2 / 10

Lights

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 254 / 8

50%May 25 to Nov 254 / 8

14%Nov 25 to May 262 / 14

29%May 26 to Nov 262 / 7

Top 3 codes (12 of 54 records)

392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3

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396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.5A3-POSS Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.106C1-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.110B1-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.130C-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment1
393.205B-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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

WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 452417) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 12, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 452417, and its motor carrier number is MC-180052.

Is WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC has a 32.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 80 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).