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Western Express Inc

USDOT 511412MC-260323USDOT activeAuthority active· Nashville, TN

Western Express Inc (USDOT 511412) runs 3,332 power units and 3,693 drivers based in Nashville, TN, with active operating authority as a motor carrier of property under MC-260323. The earliest grant on file is from December 1994, 31 years, 11 months ago. $1,000,000 of liability coverage is on file with Obsidian Insurance Company. 1 other active carrier lists the same physical address.

Operating authority

DocketAuthorityStatusInsurance requiredOn file
MC-260323Motor carrier of propertyActive$750,000 liability$1,000,000 liability
MC-260323BrokerInactivebond—

Earliest grant on file: Dec 1, 1994 (31 years, 11 months ago).

Insurance and bonds on file

No insurance or bond filing is on file with FMCSA for this carrier.

Authority history

DateDocketAction
May 28, 2024MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
May 28, 2024MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
May 6, 2024MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
May 6, 2024MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 8, 2024MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 8, 2024MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 5, 2024MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 5, 2024MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 30, 2023MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 30, 2023MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 6, 2023MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 6, 2023MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 30, 2022MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 30, 2022MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 7, 2022MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 7, 2022MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Jun 8, 2021MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Jun 8, 2021MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Apr 29, 2021MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Apr 29, 2021MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 26, 2021MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 26, 2021MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 5, 2021MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 5, 2021MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 20, 2020MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 20, 2020MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 5, 2020MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 5, 2020MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 22, 2019MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 22, 2019MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 5, 2019MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 5, 2019MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 23, 2018MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 23, 2018MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 5, 2018MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 5, 2018MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier
Mar 17, 2017MC-260323Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Mar 17, 2017MC-260323Discontinued revocation · common carrier
Mar 6, 2017MC-260323Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 6, 2017MC-260323Involuntary revocation · common carrier

Revocations

DocketAuthorityOrder servedEffective
MC-260323BrokerSep 8, 2009Oct 13, 2009 · involuntary revocation

Registration

USDOT number511412
USDOT statusActive
DocketsMC-260323
Legal nameWestern Express Inc
OperationInterstate
ClassificationAuthorized for hire
Business typeCorporation
LocationNashville, Tennessee 37209
USDOT addedFeb 3, 1993
Last MCS-150 updateSep 1, 2026
Safety ratingSatisfactory · Sep 21, 2017

Fleet

Power units3,332
Trucks3,332
Drivers3,693 · 3,693 with a CDL
Annual miles332,596,308 · 2026

Cargo carried

General freight, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Building materials, Machinery, large objects, Intermodal containers, Garbage/refuse, U.S. mail, Chemicals, Commodities dry bulk, Beverages, Paper products, Construction

Other records

  • 1 other active carrier lists the same physical address. Shared addresses are common for fleets, terminals and filing agents; they are one input to a vetting decision, not a finding.

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Data as of Nov 12, 2026. Sources

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