Carrier profile · USDOT 166046 · MC-142305 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Wel Companies Inc

349 power unitsavg 4.2 yrNational · 36 statesDE PERE, WI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142305 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

349Power units

280 observed · MCS-150

359Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(920) 339-0110 Email dispatchchris.tielens@welcompanies.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record18 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 844 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

44 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

44 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

349 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

558 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 299 vehicle and 558 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.4% · 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 2.6 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

541 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 38

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 349-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 349
Inspections · 24 mo: 558
Annualized: ≈279 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving252 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 40 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance38 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance25 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’14 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Automobile’93–’98

Firemans Fund’98–’03

Discover Property’03–’11

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Mar 2014

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2014	$750K	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2011	$750K	8
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1998 → Mar 2003	$750K	3
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1993 → Oct 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 349
Observed power (24 mo): 280
Trailers (towed): 359

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

34.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

554

TN busiest

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

Home base

DE PERE, WI

1625 S BROADWAY

Top corridor

TN ⇄ WI

TN 78 · IL 61 · WI 47

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: 4 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 527990 USDOT 3101120Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (70 trucks · 56 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1619021 USDOT 3059714 USDOT 3696634 USDOT 1134215 USDOT 1194761 USDOT 3197459 USDOT 4094994 USDOT 1834233

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

349

Observed (24 mo)

280

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1625 S BROADWAY, DE PERE, WI, 54115
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (920) 339-0110
Email: chris.tielens@welcompanies.com
Web domain: welcompanies.com

Registration

Officers: Christopher Tielens · Dalton Tielens
USDOT / docket: 166046 · MC-142305
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 16, 2026 · 33,452,465 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 2, 2004
D-U-N-S: 96822291

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

349

Power units

340

Drivers

340

CDL drivers

33,452,465

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 WEL COMPANIES INC.

WEL COMPANIES INC (USDOT 166046) 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 $750,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Mar 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 558 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 299 vehicle-level and 558 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 44 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 18 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 349 power units and 340 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 2, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WEL COMPANIES INC's USDOT number?

WEL COMPANIES INC's USDOT number is 166046, and its motor carrier number is MC-142305.

Is WEL COMPANIES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WEL COMPANIES INC's safety record?

WEL COMPANIES INC has a 14.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 844 roadside inspections, with 44 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).