CSA
UnknownUSDOT 280273· CARRIER· EIN 61-0871032
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WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT INC

945 NANDINO DRIVE, LEXINGTON, KY, 40511(865) 381-9933kerry.blanton@thetruckpeople.comDOUG HERTEL
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
33.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 33.3% — well above the 22% national average

A 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.

Vehicle15 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver28 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Phone / texting violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 68% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing3 violations (24 mo)
Phone / texting1 viol53%
  • 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone1× · 53%
Speeding2 viol47%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 37%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 11%
What to do
  • Hands-off-the-phone policy with real consequences; provide a mount and a do-not-disturb setup
Projected estimatecould improve up to 22 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 31.3% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

A high share of violations are occurring in Laurel County, KY

Medium impact

7 of 10 violations in the last 12 months (70%) came from inspections in Laurel County, KY. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Laurel County, KY to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 66% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing13 violations · 6 OOS (24 mo)
Tires5 OOS7 viol75%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS5× · 66%
  • 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth2× · 10%
Brakes3 viol17%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear2× · 10%
  • 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle1× · 7%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS1 viol5%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 5%
Inspection / repair / DVIR1 viol2%
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 2%
What to do
  • Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 43 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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.

Improving
4
Inspections
3
Violations
2
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 67%Other 33%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations · 2 OOS · 67% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOL×2Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
2Other
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 393.95BEmergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

37
Inspections
38
Violations
8
Out-of-service
206
CSA points
11
Crashes
7
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

39 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

19 incomplete vehicle 17 truck 3 trailer
2018 CHEVROLET Silveradoseen 2×
1GC0CUEGXJZ154572· 1RH665 WV
2020 HOMESTEADER Homesteaderseen 2×
5HABE1427LN083711· 938389 KY
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNR
4V4WC9DF2RN653096· UNKOWN UK
2016 KENWORTH T880
1NKZX4EX0GJ484464· 00017DL TN
2025 KENWORTH T880
1NKZX4TX1SJ128133· 126238D VA
2024 MACK Granite
1M2GR4GC2RM042425· D006658 TN
2016 KENWORTH T8 Series
1XKDA48X3GJ490465· NV8140 NC
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNR
4V4WC9EG9RN660814· X6511B KY
2023 DORSEY Dorsey
7KYCV4522PED35964· DEALER KY
2025 KENWORTH W9 Series
1XKWD49X2SR132511· D4179 WV
2025 MACK Terrapro
1M2TE2GC6SM012204· 5912D43 TX
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH7JN993991· D006644 TN
2024 MACK Granite
1M2GR4TC0RM002222· D006655 TN
2023 HINO S41
JALCLW169P7014067· PXA9095 OH
1996 KENWORTH C500
2NK5HJ8X5TM196805· A06036M SC
1996 KENWORTH C500
2NK5UJ8X7TM196806· A06042M SC
2022 KENWORTH T680
1XKYD49X6NJ483286· D006642 TN
2022 KENWORTH T680
1XKYD49XXNJ454518· D006914 TN
2022 MACK Pinnacle
1M1PN3GY4NM010821· 3GQ598 OK
2025 MACK MD
1M2MDBAB7SS075623· 126236D UK
2026 KENWORTH T880
1NKZXPTXXTJ191427· D006914 TN
2023 PETERBILT 536
2NPKHM6X8PM850400· D12179 WV
2024 MACK Granite
1M2GR4GCXRM042513· D12179 WV
2020 KENWORTH W9 Series
1XKWD49XXLR392009· D4179 WV
2015 KENWORTH T680
1XKYD49X4FJ448263· 1XKT680 VA
2026 KENWORTH W990
1NK1X4EX4TJ200986· 71061D VA
2026 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)
4V4BC9EH8TN711430· D006642 TN
2026 MACK Granite
1M2GR4GCXTM051090· Q6CRUKV TN
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH6NN605896· D006662 TN
2026 KENWORTH T880
1NKZXPTX4TJ206486· X0325 KY

+ 9 more.

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 census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
6
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
15
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi15 drivers
Company officer
DOUG HERTEL
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
144304094
Registered since
1986-10-20
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-12
Census status
Active

Fleet: 6 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers, officers or emails with 26 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

26
Connected carriers
24
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Strong· 3
1
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT LEASING INC
USDOT 332574Active· LEXINGTON, KY
Strong
EmailShared VIN · 1
JALCLW169P7014067
2
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT HERITAGE INC
USDOT 2963353Active· CROSS LANES, WV
Strong
OfficerPhone
3
WORLDWIDE EQUIPMENT OF OHIO INC
USDOT 689243Active· CINCINNATI, OH
Strong
Officer

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

2 events
  1. 05/12/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  2. 10/20/1986Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Conditional
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2016-06-20
Last review
2016-04-04
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-12
Reported mileage
15,000 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 9:49 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.