Carrier profile · USDOT 511412 · MC-260323 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Western Express Inc

3,332 power unitsavg 4.3 yrNational · 50 statesNASHVILLE, TN81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-260323 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 30.5%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7,305 vehicle and 11,820 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.2% · 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 4.5 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

11,451 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 585

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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.8 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
3,332
Inspections · 24 mo
11,824
Annualized
≈5,912 / yr
Coverage
≈1.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

89%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
91%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
38%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
.01measure
SMS · per-BASIC
82%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving7,115 · 31 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2,377 · 646 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2,212 · 1,910 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1,171 · 354 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance933 · 55 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance751 · 0 OOS
  • 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance701 · 107 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance635 · 324 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance530 · 0 OOS
  • 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance509 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

2,849 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

1,126ELD device issues
118No log / no ELD
434False logs
926Drove over hours

Trending worse — 66% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 6,378 total · 584 in 24 mo

6,378
Total crashes
584
In last 24 mo
129
Fatal
2,085
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
2026119434117
2025317293307
202435411106341
20233858115370
2022374697363
2021351493347
20203888115379
20194185112406
20183724122363
2017302694288
2016288592278
2015258384250
2014305399296
2013231764223
2012242887230
2011226580215
2010219685203
2009138549132
2008153163142
2007163657149
2006170667154
2005142160131
2004162668147
2003125258115
20026603960
20014432041
20002711426
1999172716
199811059
19975135
19965025
19951011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 22, 2026SC00Yes
Jul 20, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 16, 2026NJ01Yes
Jul 11, 2026KY00Yes
Jul 10, 2026KY00Yes
Jul 10, 2026KY00Yes
Jun 26, 2026MO01Yes
Jun 23, 2026NJ00Yes
Jun 14, 2026CA00Yes
Jun 11, 2026NJ00Yes
Jun 4, 2026NJ00Yes
Jun 4, 2026KY10Yes
Jun 2, 2026PA02Yes
Jun 1, 2026VA00Yes
Jun 1, 2026CT00Yes
May 27, 2026CA00Yes
May 26, 2026WV00Yes
May 24, 2026AL03Yes
May 23, 2026PA01No
May 20, 2026TN00Yes
May 16, 2026WV00Yes
May 16, 2026MO00Yes
May 13, 2026AR01Yes
May 12, 2026MA00Yes
May 11, 2026OH00Yes