WESTERN EXPRESS INC

• Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
• Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
• Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
• BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
• No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
• 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2007-05-23 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
• Current BIPD policy (OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-05-06) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
• Satisfactory safety rating.
• No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
• Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
• 480 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
• 13 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
• No link to a prior revoked authority.
• Authority involuntarily revoked 49 times, most recent 2024-05-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
• 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
• FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2017-09-13 (C).
• Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.