WESTERN COMMODITIES TRANSPORTATION LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20261 inspections · 6 violations (1 OOS) · 33% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.48A-BLMCBADVehicle Maintenance
Air Disc Brake - Loose chamber/caliper mounting bolt(s)
4
1× · sev 4
- 2393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
4
1× · sev 4
- 3393.45D-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
4
1× · sev 4
- 4396.5B-LVehicle Maintenance
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
3
1× · sev 3
- 5393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
- 6396.3A1-BOS1 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- MT2
- UT1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Vehicle Maintenance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA2 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- JOHN CLARK
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2003-01-07
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-10-21
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 60 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
19 events- 10/21/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 01/08/2025MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 12/23/2024Insurance filed — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A0271258001
- 11/18/2024Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN267635
- 03/17/2020Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN224050
- 02/19/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/21/2020)
- 09/13/2018Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN175450
- 08/17/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/05/2018)
- 03/25/2016Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN123188
- 02/29/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/15/2016)
- 10/13/2013Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 495169
- 09/16/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/08/2013)
- 10/13/2012Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN432882
- 10/13/2004Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 440718
- 09/16/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/14/2004)
- 11/07/2003CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/14/2003)
- 10/13/2003Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 392965
- 01/27/2003MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (11/25/2024)
- 01/07/2003Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2016-11-28
- Last review
- 2018-05-16
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-10-21
- Reported mileage
- 20,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — WESTERN COMMODITIES TRANSPORTATION LLC, TOWNSEND, MT
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