VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
WESTERN EXPRESS INC
USDOT 511412 · MC-260323 · 7135 CENTENNIAL PLACE, NASHVILLE, TN 37209
81Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 3, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate above average — 30.8% vs the 22.3% national average.
- Fatal crash on record — 129 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 34 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1993.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- Inactive
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 21, 2017)
- Authority age
- 33 yr
- Registered
- Feb 3, 1993
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (615) 259-9920
- dpatterson@westernexp.com
- Website
- westernexp.com
- Address
- 7135 CENTENNIAL PLACE, NASHVILLE, TN 37209
Fleet
- Power units
- 3332
- Drivers
- 3693
- Observed units
- 10077
- Avg fleet age
- 4.3 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $1M
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- $1M
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 30.8% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 1.9% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 11834
- Crashes
- 586
- Fatal crashes
- 129
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 3.08 | 89% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.52 | 91% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.07 | 38% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0.01 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 5.35 | 82% | Vektor est. | — |