WESTERN MERCHANDISE EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
High 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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 24 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 3 times across 2 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20262 inspections · 3 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- CA2
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.
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
- Company officer
- SETH HOWARD
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 1998-06-12
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2023-09-21
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 0 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 10 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
65 events- 03/08/2024Insurance cancelled — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy PB11499809903
- 03/07/2024Insurance filed — SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 3521164
- 03/07/2024Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy PB11499809903
- 09/29/2023PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
- 09/21/2023MCS-150 update filed
- 06/22/2023Insurance cancelled — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MF-005100
- 10/17/2021Insurance replaced — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MF000292
- 10/17/2020Insurance cancelled — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0928298
- 09/21/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/16/2020)
- 09/21/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/16/2020)
- 10/17/2017Insurance cancelled — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0928298
- 09/20/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/16/2017)
- 09/20/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/16/2017)
- 10/17/2016Insurance cancelled — WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0817976
- 09/20/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2016)
- 09/20/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2016)
- 10/17/2013Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 037CP0012000
- 09/20/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2013)
- 09/20/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2013)
- 10/17/2012Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 037CP00053
- 09/20/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/15/2012)
- 09/20/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/15/2012)
- 10/17/2011Insurance cancelled — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP 9880440 01
- 09/20/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/14/2011)
- 09/20/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/14/2011)
- 10/17/2010Insurance cancelled — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP 9880098 01
- 09/20/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/07/2010)
- 09/20/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/07/2010)
- 09/15/2010Insurance cancelled — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI98309777
- 08/27/2010Insurance filed — AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy MXI93022484
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2023-09-21
- Reported mileage
- —
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