Carrier profile · USDOT 2297448 · FF-621 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

WESTERN MOVING SERVICES INC

1 power unitGREAT FALLS, MT84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEFF-621 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(406) 455-8610 Email dispatchINFO@WESTERNMOVINGSVC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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)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

$0 BIPD last filed ’02 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’92–’97

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. · since Apr 2012

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 2000 → Jul 2002	$0	1
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jul 2000	$0	1
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1992 → Aug 1997	$0	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

GREAT FALLS, MT

4500 NORTH STAR BLVD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gregory lindstrom — 9 carriers: USDOT 561051 USDOT 602751 USDOT 798150 USDOT 877828 USDOT 1081377 USDOT 1722287 USDOT 3013922 USDOT 4210414

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4500 NORTH STAR BLVD, GREAT FALLS, MT, 59405
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 455-8610
Fax: (406) 455-8654
Email: info@westernmovingsvc.com
Web domain: westernmovingsvc.com

Registration

Officers: Gregory Lindstrom · Jennifer Patera
USDOT / docket: 2297448 · FF-621
First registered: Apr 20, 2012
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2024 · 100 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

100

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 MOVING SERVICES INC.

WESTERN MOVING SERVICES INC (USDOT 2297448) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. effective Apr 23, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.