Carrier profile · USDOT 488422 · MC-436357 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WESTERN TRANSPORTATION INC

DBA WESTERN TRANSPORTATION

69 power unitsDECATUR, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-436357 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

69Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(940) 627-2689 Email dispatchLARRY.SHORT@SUNOCO.COM

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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

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 69 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

69 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — 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

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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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’19 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Federated’02–’19

Old Republic’18–now

2002200820142020now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2019

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2002 → Apr 2019	$1M	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 69
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

DECATUR, TX

501 S BUSINESS 287

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@sunoco.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 10328 USDOT 117178 USDOT 484797 USDOT 571797 USDOT 729999 USDOT 1718419 USDOT 1845734 USDOT 3727069

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 501 S BUSINESS 287, DECATUR, TX, 76234
Mailing address: PO BOX 907, DECATUR, TX, 76234
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (940) 627-2689
Fax: (940) 627-1013
Email: larry.short@sunoco.com
Web domain: sunoco.com

Registration

Officers: Larry Short · Taia Kerr
USDOT / docket: 488422 · MC-436357
First registered: Jun 19, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2020 · 412,366 mi (2018)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

132

Drivers

132

CDL drivers

412,366

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 TRANSPORTATION INC.

WESTERN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 488422) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 15, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 69 power units and 132 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2020.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.