Carrier profile · USDOT 185739 · MC-716941 · Updated Jun 27, 2026

WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC

DBA WESTERN EQUIPMENT

21 power unitsavg 3.4 yrMulti-region · 8 statesCLINTON, OK94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-716941 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(580) 323-0155 Email dispatchtbonham@west-equip.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 27, 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 crashes4 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 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 44 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 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-mo5.9%

▼ 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

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.4 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle 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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Agribusiness’10–’13

Sentry Select’13–’24

Nationwide Agribusiness’15–’21

Federated Service’22–’25

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Feb 2026 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
FEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2010 → Mar 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 16
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

3.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

32.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

CLINTON, OK

404 FRISCO AVE

Top corridor

TX ⇄ OK

TX 11 · OK 4 · MO 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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1644633 USDOT 2539867 USDOT 1348411

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: 404 FRISCO AVE, CLINTON, OK, 73601
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (580) 323-0155
Fax: (580) 323-1126
Email: tbonham@west-equip.com
Web domain: west-equip.com

Registration

Officers: Trever Bonham · Mike Harp
USDOT / docket: 185739 · MC-716941
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 1,749,665 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 2, 1988
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,749,665

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 WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC.

WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC (USDOT 185739) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Feb 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 27, 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 27, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 2, 1988 in the federal record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC's USDOT number?

WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC's USDOT number is 185739, and its motor carrier number is MC-716941.

Is WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 27, 2026, WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC's safety record?

WESTERN EQUIPMENT LLC has a 5.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).