Carrier profile · USDOT 1462609 · MC-552572 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Wess Inc

31 power unitsavg 3.6 yrRegional · 3 statesCLEAR LAKE, IA69/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-552572 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 357-1667 Email dispatchwessinc@cltel.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.4 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 31-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’06–’11

Western National’11–’13

Federated’13–’18

Nationwide Comp’19–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Oct 2019 → Feb 2025	$1M	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$1M	2
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2018	$1M	1
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2006 → Oct 2011	$1M	4
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA	Jul 2006 → Sep 2006	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

CLEAR LAKE, IA

1300 S 24TH STREET

Top corridor

MN ⇄ IA

MN 4 · IA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 165854 USDOT 4201547 USDOT 3939693

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cltel.net — 9 carriers: USDOT 909668 USDOT 1200989 USDOT 1459837 USDOT 1992944 USDOT 2133466 USDOT 2257452 USDOT 2268398 USDOT 3625834

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris wessels — 3 carriers: USDOT 601865 USDOT 1491901

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1300 S 24TH STREET, CLEAR LAKE, IA, 50428
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (641) 357-1667
Fax: (641) 357-1669
Email: wessinc@cltel.net
Web domain: cltel.net

Registration

Officers: Chris Wessels · Gina Wessels
USDOT / docket: 1462609 · MC-552572
First registered: Feb 13, 2006
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2024 · 1,933,428 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 31, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,933,428

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 WESS INC.

WESS INC (USDOT 1462609) has a Vektor safety score of 69/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 31, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WESS INC's USDOT number?

WESS INC's USDOT number is 1462609, and its motor carrier number is MC-552572.

Is WESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, WESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WESS INC's safety record?

WESS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 69/100 (tier: review).

How big is WESS INC's fleet?

WESS INC operates 31 power units and 35 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WESS INC based?

WESS INC is based in CLEAR LAKE, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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