Carrier profile · USDOT 383914 · MC-196859 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

W L A INC

65 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 31 statesMOUNT AIRY, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-196859 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

65Power units

69 observed · MCS-150

87Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 783-9301 Email dispatchbpost@wlainc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 340 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

65 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

205 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 114 vehicle and 205 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3.6% · 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 2.9 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

201 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 14

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 65-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 65
Inspections · 24 mo: 205
Annualized: ≈103 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving49 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Liberty’97–’00

Sentry Select’01–’05

Sentry Select’06–’20

Arch’20–now

1994200220102018now

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

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

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → May 2026	$1M	6
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Aug 2020	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Sep 2005	$1M	6
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1997 → Sep 2000	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1996 → Aug 1997	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1995 → Aug 1995	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Aug 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 65
Observed power (24 mo): 69
Trailers (towed): 87

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

73.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

204

NC busiest

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

Home base

MOUNT AIRY, NC

153 JAMES DUNBAR ROAD

Top corridor

NC 55 · TN 32 · CA 18

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 327574 USDOT 4320433 USDOT 2533178Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 781203 USDOT 4044140 USDOT 327574 USDOT 4320433 USDOT 3608086 USDOT 2533178 USDOT 3047931 USDOT 148573

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wlainc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3170671

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 153 JAMES DUNBAR ROAD, MOUNT AIRY, NC, 27030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 783-9301
Email: bpost@wlainc.com
Web domain: wlainc.com

Registration

Officers: Robert Post · Stephen Post
USDOT / docket: 383914 · MC-196859
First registered: Mar 1, 1990
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 10,513,392 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 22, 2002
D-U-N-S: 606780823

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

114

Drivers

114

CDL drivers

10,513,392

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 W L A INC.

W L A INC (USDOT 383914) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 205 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 114 vehicle-level and 205 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 65 power units and 114 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 22, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is W L A INC's USDOT number?

W L A INC's USDOT number is 383914, and its motor carrier number is MC-196859.

Is W L A INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, W L A INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is W L A INC's safety record?

W L A INC has a 5.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 340 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).