Carrier profile · USDOT 2036998 · MC-714900 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC

1 power unitavg 7.3 yrRegional · 5 statesEL PASO, TX82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-714900 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 595-6569 Email dispatchtblack@outwestexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Insurance on fileEstablished 16 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 3

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 351 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 6 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.9 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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

≈5.5 / 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: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.5 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 Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 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: Inactive
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 ’23 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Sentry Select’10–’15

Travelers Property’15–’23

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA · since Oct 2023

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 2015 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2015	$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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

56.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

11090 GATEWAY EAST BLVD

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 4 · TX 3 · CO 2

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 198 USDOT 255631 USDOT 683428 USDOT 689929 USDOT 1384545 USDOT 1516352 USDOT 3084296 USDOT 1941742

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@outwestexpress.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3109845

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11090 GATEWAY EAST BLVD, EL PASO, TX, 79927
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 595-6569
Email: tblack@outwestexpress.com
Web domain: outwestexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Zachary Chilson · Michael Puzio
USDOT / docket: 2036998 · MC-714900
First registered: May 21, 2010
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2025 · 70,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 16, 2014
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,000

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 OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC.

OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2036998) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA effective Oct 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 16, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2036998, and its motor carrier number is MC-714900.

Is OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

OUT WEST EXPRESS LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 351 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).