CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4274064· MC1660350· CARRIER· EIN 86-1484654
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WATAN LOGISTICS INC

81 COLONIAL HILLS DR, AKRON, OH, 44310(614) 203-8671dispatch@watanlogisticsinc.comMOSTAFA AREFI
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc
Vehicle OOS
37.5%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
8%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 37.5% — 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.

Authority & insurance

MC1660350

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 04/07/2026
Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc· policy URG-03996
Authority history (4) ▾
03/11/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2026)
12/03/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/29/2025)
10/23/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/24/2025)
08/28/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history5 insurers on record 1 rejected filing
Filing timeline (10)
  1. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/26/202504/07/2026
  2. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/26/202503/11/2026
  3. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/19/202512/30/2025
  4. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/26/202512/26/2025
  5. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/26/202512/26/2025
  6. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/26/202512/26/2025
  7. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/19/202512/26/2025
  8. PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/09/202511/19/2025
  9. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/22/202510/09/2025
  10. PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/22/202408/22/2025
Rejected filings (1) ▾
  • 10/24/2025GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Already terminated by replacement.

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle16 inspections · 37.5% OOS · National 22%
Driver25 inspections · 8% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

25 inspections · 49 violations (9 OOS) · 27% of inspections had an OOS finding.

25
Inspections
49
Violations
9
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • CA5
  • OK2
  • KY2
  • NC2
  • IA2
  • TX1
  • NE1
  • OH1

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.

Recommendations

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

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 35.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 7.7% vs the 6.7% 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 Dubuque County, IA

Medium impact

16 of 46 violations in the last 12 months (35%) came from inspections in Dubuque County, IA. 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 Dubuque County, IA 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

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 70% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing17 violations · 7 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps3 OOS6 viol39%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 9%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 9%
  • 393.9A-LBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative1× · 7%
Tires2 OOS3 viol24%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2× · 15%
  • 393.75A1-TEPBMTires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area1× · 9%
Brakes1 OOS5 viol23%
  • 393.45D-SGNCNBBrakes - Service brakes on trailer inoperative due to no trailer connection or air shut off1× · 7%
  • 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.1× · 4%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear1× · 4%
Load securement1 OOS1 viol10%
  • 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV1× · 10%
What to do
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 34 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
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 100% of recent
  • 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
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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).

26
Inspections
49
Violations
9
Out-of-service
369
CSA points
0
Crashes
18
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

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

23 trailer 17 truck
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH6RN654179· PWZ9578 OH
2024 KENWORTH T680seen 3×
1XKYD49X2RJ326585· P1339044 IL
2021 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH7MN284661· PWP7555 OH
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR7TSWL5950· PXC4550 OH
2024 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)seen 2×
5V8VC5329RT400803· 457433T TN
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH0NN603478· PWW8942 OH
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR8RSVA7513· P1339045 IL
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS253XR3131822· TTM1509 OH
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR3RSVA7516· P1339046 IL
2017 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D0HL975222· TTR8783 OH
1993 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13N1532C1P1561533· 5258908 ME
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR3RSVK2327· PWZ6642 OH
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA0620KK162282· HV39081 OR
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH4RN654178· PWZ9577 OH
2020 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C6LR445351· TM700 ID
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR4SSWD0991· PXA6714 OH
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2534R7141836· TTQ2232 OH
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR1RSVA7515· PWY7069 OH
2025 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)
4V4BC9EH8SN693865· PXC6044 OH
2024 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K0RS067035· 363041T TN
2024 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D7RL431818· 682809T TN
2020 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C0LR443353· TL6452 ID
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K0SJ078483· PD67366 IN
2020 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C3LR440320· TL2719 ID
2024 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2530R7141834· TTQ2234 OH
2018 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532CXJT277441· 418453Z ME
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1NS601914· 452335Z ME
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH4KN200874· PXC2127 OH
2023 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers
1DW1A5328PSB11337· 628917T TN
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLD55GLHF7189· PXF4619 OH

+ 10 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

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
14
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
14
14 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1M mi
reported 2026
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi14 drivers
Company officer
MOSTAFA AREFI
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2024-07-29
Last MCS-150 update
2026-09-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 14 trucks · 6 owned tractors · 3 owned trailers · 8 leased/term tractors.

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 or addresses with 39 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

39
Connected carriers
36
Fleet-transfer links
13
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Strong· 3
1
JJM TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 3855837Active· SCHAUMBURG, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 13
3AKJHHDR3RSVA75164V4BC9EH8SN6938654V4NC9EH4RN6541781UYVS2533R31789171UYVS2530R71418343AKJHHDR3RSVK2327
2
SILVER LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 3496430Active· PLAIN CITY, OH
Strong
Shared VIN · 12
3AKJHHDR8RSVA75134V4NC9EH0NN6034783AKJHHDR3RSVA75164V4NC9EH4KN2008741UYVS253XR31318223AKJHHDR1RSVA7515
3
LIQUIDX TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3348686Active· LEMONT, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 4
3AKJHHDR1RSVA75151UYVS2533R31789174V4NC9EH4RN6541783AKJHHDR8RSVA7513
Medium· 5
2BG TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3608227Active· DUBLIN, OH
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
4V4NC9EH0NN6034781UYVS2533R3178917
SOMMA TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3082506Active· DALLAS, TX
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
5V8VC5326RM4163993H3V532K2NS388083
LSKY TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3384206Active· DUBLIN, OH
Medium
Mailing
PELICAN REACH TRANSPORT
USDOT 3995179Inactive· DUBLIN, OH
Medium
Mailing
TEAM PRO DRIVE INC
USDOT 2831382Inactive· DUBLIN, OH
Medium
Mailing

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

15 events
  1. 09/17/2026MCS-150 update filed

    1.0M mi reported (2026)

  2. 04/07/2026Insurance filed — Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy URG-03996

  3. 04/07/2026Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2-CWS-OH-19-S0378820-00

  4. 03/11/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2026)

  5. 03/11/2026Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2-CWS-OH-19-S0378820-00

  6. 12/30/2025Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM066893-01

  7. 12/26/2025Insurance replaced — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2-CWS-OH-19-S0378820-00

  8. 12/26/2025Insurance replaced — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM066893-01

  9. 12/03/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/29/2025)

  10. 11/19/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA864168304

  11. 10/23/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/24/2025)

  12. 10/09/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GRT45525A

  13. 08/22/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA985269437

  14. 08/28/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  15. 07/29/2024Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-09-17
Reported mileage
985,349 mi (2026)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 11:54 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.