Carrier profile · USDOT 3165567 · MC-138887 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WATHERU EXPRESS LLC

3 power unitsavg 9.4 yrRegional · 6 statesLEEDS, AL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-138887 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

2005–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 332-2493 Email dispatchWATHERUEXPRESSLLC@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

25.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

25.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 2005–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 4.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

17 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈2.8 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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.

393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Trisura Specialty’21–’22

North America’22–’24

Progressive Specialty’24–’24

Accredited’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Jan 2022 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$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): 3
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

9.4 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

56%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

LEEDS, AL

6737 SOUTHERN TRACE CIRCLE

Top corridor

AL 7 · TN 6 · MS 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1801948Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4086095 USDOT 4228316 USDOT 1801948 USDOT 3121573 USDOT 3556387 USDOT 2524089 USDOT 138986 USDOT 3810236

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 6737 SOUTHERN TRACE CIRCLE, LEEDS, AL, 35094
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 332-2493
Email: watheruexpressllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Vincent Kaberia
USDOT / docket: 3165567 · MC-138887
First registered: Jul 26, 2018
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2025 · 300,000 mi (2017)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

300,000

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 WATHERU EXPRESS LLC.

WATHERU EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3165567) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Oct 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WATHERU EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

WATHERU EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3165567, and its motor carrier number is MC-138887.

Is WATHERU EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, WATHERU EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WATHERU EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

WATHERU EXPRESS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).