Carrier profile · USDOT 157262 · MC-145194 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC

106 power unitsavg 9.6 yrMulti-region · 11 statesWOOSTER, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145194 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

106Power units

41 observed · MCS-150

49Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 264-7690 Email dispatchdavem@gowmw.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record10 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 119 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

106 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

64 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 64 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 8

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 106-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 106
Inspections · 24 mo: 64
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther4 · 4 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Liberty Fire’94–’01

Protective’01–’04

Liberty Fire’04–’09

Protective’09–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2009 → Nov 2024	$5M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2009	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2004	$5M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Nov 2001	$5M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 106
Observed power (24 mo): 41
Trailers (towed): 49

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

WOOSTER, OH

3501 W OLD LINCOLN WAY

Top corridor

OH 31 · IN 14 · MD 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck 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 3098872Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1899457 USDOT 1762766 USDOT 3098872 USDOT 247350 USDOT 126693 USDOT 228380 USDOT 2590273 USDOT 2313486

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

106

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3501 W OLD LINCOLN WAY, WOOSTER, OH, 44691
Mailing address: PO BOX 19, WOOSTER, OH, 44691
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (330) 264-7690
Email: davem@gowmw.com
Web domain: gowmw.com

Registration

Officers: Paul M Williams · Dave Mowrer
USDOT / docket: 157262 · MC-145194
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 3, 2026 · 6,170,987 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 16, 1989
D-U-N-S: 85232247

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

106

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,170,987

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 WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC.

WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC (USDOT 157262) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 64 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 64 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 10 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 106 power units and 68 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 16, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC's USDOT number?

WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC's USDOT number is 157262, and its motor carrier number is MC-145194.

Is WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC's safety record?

WOOSTER MOTOR WAYS INC has a 15.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 119 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).