Carrier profile · USDOT 763511 · MC-343815 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC

23 power unitsavg 7.6 yrNational · 18 statesLUBBOCK, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-343815 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 762-2936 Email dispatchsafety@aandstrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 93 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.5%

▼ 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

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

60 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.3% · 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 1.7 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

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 8

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 23-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 60
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State National’13–’16

Aegis Security’16–’19

beyond this history

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2020

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2019	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2013 → Sep 2016	$750K	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2013	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Oct 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Feb 2009	$750K	3
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Aug 2004 → Aug 2006	$750K	4
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Aug 2000	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

65.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

LUBBOCK, TX

2413 PR 7320

Top corridor

TX 23 · NM 11 · CA 4

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 3141744Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 720627 USDOT 1790872 USDOT 4069484 USDOT 3141744

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@aandstrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 244333

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: 2413 PR 7320, LUBBOCK, TX, 79423
Mailing address: PO BOX 3488, LUBBOCK, TX, 79452
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (806) 762-2936
Email: safety@aandstrans.com
Web domain: aandstrans.com

Registration

Officers: Norman Allen · Scott Bryant
USDOT / docket: 763511 · MC-343815
First registered: Aug 6, 1998
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2026 · 2,337,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,337,000

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 WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC.

WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 763511) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 20, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 60 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 60 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 23 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 763511, and its motor carrier number is MC-343815.

Is WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

WEST STAR TRANSPORTATION INC has a 9.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 93 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).