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WESTERN EXPRESS INC: FMCSA record and Trust Receipt

WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412) holds Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) with status Active in Nashville, TN; liability insurance from Ace American Insurance Company is on file (effective 2026-06-01). Vehicle and driver out-of-service rates are 30.4% and 2.0% against 22.26% and 6.67% nationally. Trust Signal Score 100 / 100 (Green), 0 record changes in 90 days. As of 2026-10-27.

USDOT 511412 · MC260323 · Nashville, TN

USDOT 511412 operating authority (FMCSA L&I, as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00): Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active
Liability insurance on file: Ace American Insurance Company, effective 2026-06-01
Trust Signal Score: 100 / 100 (Green)
Fleet size (Company Census): 3,332 power units, 3,693 drivers
Based in: Nashville, TN
Shared identifiers (other DOT records): 0

Source: official USDOT FMCSA Licensing & Insurance, Company Census and SMS public records, verified Oct 27, 2026 · Cite: CarrierDaily Broker Watch, FMCSA public records as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00 · sources and method · Machine-readable data: JSON

Trust & Change Signals for WESTERN EXPRESS INC

Green 100 / 100 Trust Signal Score

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USDOT

511412

Docket

MC260323

Authority

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

Authority status

Active

USDOT registered

33.7 years (registered 1993-02-03)

Location

Nashville, TN

Fleet size (FMCSA Census)

3332 power units · 3693 drivers (MCS-150 updated 2026-09-01)

BIPD liability insurance

Ace American Insurance Company (effective 2026-06-01) · policy H26039356 · $1,000,000 on file (required $750,000)

Cargo insurance

no cancellation on record

BOC-3 process agent

no BOC-3 filing event in our history (filings before daily tracking are not shown)

Driver OOS rate

2.0% (11912 inspections)

Vehicle OOS rate

30.4%

Safety rating

Satisfactory

Receipts

No change signals on record. (FMCSA public records compared daily, 2026-10-28)
Operating authority status is Active. (FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier/insurance files), 2026-10-27)
Liability insurance on file: Ace American Insurance Company, effective 2026-06-01. (FMCSA L&I insurance history, 2026-06-01)
USDOT number registered 33.7 years ago (1993-02-03, Company Census add date). (FMCSA Company Census, 1993-02-03)
Driver out-of-service rate 2.0% vs 5.6% national average (11912 inspections, 24 months). (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-28)
Vehicle out-of-service rate 30.4% vs 21.6% national average (11912 inspections, 24 months). (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-28)

Shared identifiers

No other DOT record shares this carrier's phone, address, email or officer names in our data.

Contact and name changes

No contact or name change recorded since monitoring began.

Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 27, 2026 06:07 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.

Sources: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier and insurance history files); FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2); FMCSA SMS inspection, crash and BASIC summaries; CarrierDaily daily comparison of those files (hash-matched identifiers). Identifier matches are computed on one-way hashes; no phone, email or address value is stored.

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How does this carrier compare?

Metric	This carrier	Benchmark	Delta	Source
Operating authority	Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active	77.7% of Tennessee records are Active	Active like the state majority	FMCSA Licensing & Insurance
Authority age	no grant date on file	90-day post-approval window	n/a	FMCSA L&I grant / reinstatement date
BIPD liability filing	$1,000,000 on file	$750,000 required	+250,000 vs required	FMCSA L&I insurance filings
Current liability policy	Ace American Insurance Company, effective 2026-06-01	policy age in days	149 days on file	FMCSA L&I insurance history
Vehicle out-of-service rate	30.4%	22.26% national (FMCSA SAFER)	+8.1 pts vs national	FMCSA SMS, 24 months
Driver out-of-service rate	2.0%	6.67% national (FMCSA SAFER)	-4.7 pts vs national	FMCSA SMS, 24 months
Roadside inspections, 24 months	11,912	27 Tennessee carriers with SMS summaries	609 recorded crashes	FMCSA SMS
Fleet size	3,332 power units, 3,693 drivers	37 curated Tennessee fleets	100th percentile of the state cohort	FMCSA Company Census (MCS-150)
Shared identifiers with other DOT records	0 (0 with revoked authority or a cancellation)	6.6% of Tennessee records share one	none, below the state avg	FMCSA Company Census (one-way hashes)
Record changes, last 90 days	0	0 changes = stable contact and name record	+0 vs a stable record	FMCSA Company Census / L&I, compared daily
MCS-150 last updated	2026-09-01	biennial update (730 days)	+673 days vs due	FMCSA Company Census
Trust Signal Score	100 / 100 (Green)	89.8% of scored Tennessee carriers are Green	Green like 84.3% nationally	CarrierDaily, deterministic from the facts above
Cargo classifications	General freight, Building materials, Machinery and large objects, Intermodal containers, Flatbed-type cargo (building ma	from the carrier's own MCS-150	5 hub(s)	FMCSA Company Census

Is WESTERN EXPRESS INC authorized by FMCSA?

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) is Active. 77.7% of Tennessee authority records are Active.

Does WESTERN EXPRESS INC have insurance on file?

Yes. The current liability filing names Ace American Insurance Company with an effective date of 2026-06-01; $1,000,000 is on file against $750,000 required. A BMC-35 cancellation notice would appear here 30 days before it takes effect.

How does WESTERN EXPRESS INC compare on roadside inspections?

FMCSA SMS records 11,912 inspections in 24 months: vehicle out-of-service 30.4% and driver 2.0% against the national averages of 22.26% and 6.67%. The vehicle rate is above the national average. 609 crashes are recorded.

Does WESTERN EXPRESS INC share identifiers with other DOT records?

No. The phone, address, email and officer names on this record match no other DOT record in the Company Census.

What changed in the last 90 days?

Nothing: the name, contacts and authority record are unchanged across the last 90 days of daily comparisons.

What does the Trust Signal Score say about WESTERN EXPRESS INC?

100 / 100, Green: active authority, liability insurance on file and no shared-identifier or recent-change deduction. Green means the public record shows none of the signals checked, not a guarantee of performance.

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Parent hubs

Tennessee hub Tennessee insurance filing trend New MC numbers in Tennessee Nashville, TN General freight carriers Building materials carriers Machinery and large objects carriers Intermodal containers carriers Flatbed-type cargo (building materials, machinery, metal, logs and lumber) carriers All carrier profiles Trust Signal Score methodology

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Questions

Is WESTERN EXPRESS INC authorized by FMCSA?

FMCSA Licensing & Insurance lists USDOT 511412 (WESTERN EXPRESS INC) with operating authority status Active as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00.

Does WESTERN EXPRESS INC have insurance on file?

Liability insurance on file: Ace American Insurance Company, effective 2026-06-01.

What is the Trust Signal Score for WESTERN EXPRESS INC?

100 / 100, badge Green: No change signals on record. The score is a deterministic reading of FMCSA public-record facts, each listed with its source; it is not a consumer report.