Carrier profile · USDOT 1311317 · MC-509052 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Western States Trucking & Equipment Inc

9 power unitsavg 7.8 yrLocal · 2 statesWASHINGTON, UT71/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-509052 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(435) 673-4783 Email dispatchDOUBLESENT2@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityFlagged

21 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 9.5 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’04–’09

National’10–’19

Scottsdale’19–’21

Eastern Atlantic’22–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2025	$750K	5
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2019	$750K	7
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2009	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

WASHINGTON, UT

1413 SOUTH SANDHILL DRIVE

Top corridor

UT 5 · AZ 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 1311317. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 1311317.

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3051593 USDOT 3498838

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1413 SOUTH SANDHILL DRIVE, WASHINGTON, UT, 84780
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (435) 673-4783
Cell: (435) 632-1093
Email: doublesent2@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Douglas T Dennett · Robert C Dennett
USDOT / docket: 1311317 · MC-509052
First registered: Dec 9, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2025 · 154,289 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 4, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 957310071

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

154,289

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 STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC.

WESTERN STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 1311317) has a Vektor safety score of 71/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 4, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WESTERN STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC's USDOT number?

WESTERN STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC's USDOT number is 1311317, and its motor carrier number is MC-509052.

Is WESTERN STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, WESTERN STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WESTERN STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC's safety record?

WESTERN STATES TRUCKING & EQUIPMENT INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 71/100 (tier: review).