Carrier profile · USDOT 2481857 · MC-876834 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
WESTERN HILLS EXPRESS INC
8 power unitsavg 9.5 yrLocal · 1 statesSOUTH GATE, CA86/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-876834 ACTIVE
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
Last 12 months: 2 trucks 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 3323427Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (5 trucks · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3158123USDOT 3323427USDOT 3361566
Shares a company officer with other carriers
javier ortega — 11 carriers: USDOT 815328USDOT 954083USDOT 1316414USDOT 1947709USDOT 2166687USDOT 2605012USDOT 2769969USDOT 3738066
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)88
Observed (24 mo)77
Shared w/ other carriers55
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FUJHHDR3LLLJ6458View sourced platform decode | 2 | 10 | Dec 3, 2023 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| LJRC4125XH1034168View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Apr 1, 2026 | May 13, 2026 |
| 1TA144028F3402919View sourced platform decode | 2 | 7 | Oct 4, 2023 | May 11, 2026 |
| 1TA144025E1109442View sourced platform decode | 2 | 7 | Jan 29, 2024 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| 1TA144020E1109431View sourced platform decode | 2 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | Jan 12, 2024 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 11 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 11
- Combined power
- 55
- States
- 6
- Oldest authority
- Jun 16, 1999
- Active now
- 9
- WESTERN HILLS EXPRESS INC· viewingUSDOT 24818578PU
- UNIQUE DFW ENTERPRISES INCUSDOT 414870222PU
- J O TRUCKING INCUSDOT 95408317PU
- J L TRUCKING LLCUSDOT 37380661PU
- JAVIER ORTEGAUSDOT 13164141PU
- A 1 TRANSPORTATION INCUSDOT 21666871PU
- JC TRANSPORT LLCUSDOT 44202641PU
- CLEAN STEEL INC.USDOT 26050121PU
- JAVIER ORTEGAUSDOT 19477091PU
- JAVIER ORTEGAUSDOT 27699691PU
- JAVIER ORTEGAUSDOT 8153281PU
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