VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
RICKIE D & KELLEY K WOOD
DBA WESTERN AUTOMOTIVE TRANSPORT
USDOT 279149 · MC-216916 · 257 HOLLY WOOD BLVD, COLUMBIA FALLS, MT 59912
88Clear to loadLow riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 13, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 1
- Driver out-of-service rate well above average — 14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 40 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1986.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- None
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Apr 5, 2001)
- Authority age
- 39 yr
- Registered
- Sep 23, 1986
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (406) 249-0367
- westernautomotivetrans@hotmail.com
- Website
- —
- Address
- 257 HOLLY WOOD BLVD, COLUMBIA FALLS, MT 59912
Fleet
- Power units
- 3
- Drivers
- 3
- Observed units
- 3
- Avg fleet age
- 6 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $1M
- Cargo on file
- Yes
- Cargo limit
- —
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 33.3% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 14.3% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 7
- Crashes
- 0
- Fatal crashes
- 0
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.62 | 20% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7.37 | — | — | — |