Carrier profile · USDOT 638177 · MC-301480 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC

DBA WESTSTAR

35 power unitsavg 12.7 yrLocal · 2 statesSHAFTER, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-301480 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(661) 393-4453 Email dispatchjbarnhard@WESTSTAR.US

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.2%

▼ 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-mo15.2%

▼ 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

Small fleet

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 33 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 37.0 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 20

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 35-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving17 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’97–’01

Star’03–’15

Pinnacle National’10–’13

New York’15–’23

Arch’23–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2023	$750K	8
PINNACLE NATIONAL BANK	Mar 2010 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Apr 2015	$750K	2
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Apr 2001 → May 2003	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 1997 → May 2001	$750K	3
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Jul 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 12
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

12.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

4.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

SHAFTER, CA

5760 EAST LERDO HIGHWAY

Top corridor

CA 33 · TX 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 2908892

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dan corriea — 2 carriers: USDOT 2908892

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5760 EAST LERDO HIGHWAY, SHAFTER, CA, 93263-4021
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (661) 393-4453
Cell: (661) 747-9663
Email: jbarnhard@weststar.us
Web domain: weststar.us

Registration

Officers: Dan Corriea · Tony Corriea
USDOT / docket: 638177 · MC-301480
First registered: Apr 23, 1996
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 4,425,520 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,425,520

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 WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC.

WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC (USDOT 638177) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC's USDOT number?

WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC's USDOT number is 638177, and its motor carrier number is MC-301480.

Is WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC's safety record?

WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION INC AND WESTHAUL INC has a 15.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 46 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).