Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 816661 · MC-297741
WESTSTAR INC
1 power unitsMARSHFIELD, MO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-297741 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 27 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1999Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WESTSTAR INC safe to work with?
Is WESTSTAR INC safe to load? WESTSTAR INC (USDOT 816661, MC-297741) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MARSHFIELD, MO, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WIWESTSTAR INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Great West · 99–15
Progressive · 15–18
Great West · 18–23
19992023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2018 → Jul 2023 | $1M | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2015 → Jul 2018 | $1M | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 1999 → Jun 2015 | $1M | 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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MARSHFIELD, MO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@permitshopinc.com — 68 carriers: USDOT 147471USDOT 333231USDOT 362872USDOT 472983USDOT 564699USDOT 856409USDOT 879605USDOT 990805
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 29421 STATE HWY 38, MARSHFIELD, MO, 65706
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (417) 468-5685
- Cell
- (417) 861-8706
- Fax
- (417) 468-4076
- Web domain
- permitshopinc.com
Registration
- Officer
- Bill Shreck
- USDOT / docket
- 816661 · MC-297741
- First registered
- 06/24/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 05/25/2023 · 1 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is WESTSTAR INC's USDOT number?
WESTSTAR INC's USDOT number is 816661, and its motor carrier number is MC-297741.
Is WESTSTAR INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WESTSTAR INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WESTSTAR INC's fleet?
WESTSTAR INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WESTSTAR INC based?
WESTSTAR INC is based in MARSHFIELD, MO.