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Carrier profile · USDOT 1157897 · MC-466042 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THE WESTSIDE GROUP

10 power unitsFRANKLIN, TN

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-466042 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(615) 591-9411 Email dispatchKEVIN@THEWESTSIDEGROUP.COM

Carrier verification summary for THE WESTSIDE GROUP

THE WESTSIDE GROUP (USDOT 1157897) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

THE WESTSIDE GROUP (USDOT 1157897) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

THE WESTSIDE GROUP (USDOT 1157897) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

THE WESTSIDE GROUP (USDOT 1157897) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

THE WESTSIDE GROUP (USDOT 1157897) reports 10 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 3, 2017.

THE WESTSIDE GROUP (USDOT 1157897) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 10 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers Property’05–’08

Travelers Connecticut’08–’13

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2012

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 2008 → Mar 2013	$1M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Oct 2005 → Oct 2008	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2005 → Oct 2005	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Dec 2004	$1M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

FRANKLIN, TN

116 ALPHA DR

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kevin samera — 2 carriers: USDOT 2563595

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 116 ALPHA DR, FRANKLIN, TN, 37064
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (615) 591-9411
Cell: (213) 949-3020
Fax: (615) 591-9471
Email: kevin@thewestsidegroup.com
Web domain: thewestsidegroup.com

Registration

Officers: Kevin Samera · Mike Escudero
USDOT / docket: 1157897 · MC-466042
First registered: Aug 7, 2003
Last MCS-150: Aug 3, 2017 · 284,431 mi (2016)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 122718054

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

284,431

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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