WESTERN EXPRESS INC

USDOT 511412 · NASHVILLE, TN

Authorized for-hireOperating 33 yrsPower units 3,332Drivers 3,693Inspections (24 mo) 11,874
91
Critical
HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile
Hours-of-Service Compliance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 91.4th percentile among 694 safety-event peers. Across 3 rated categories, 1 is estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-07 · How we calculate this

Western Express Inc, a for-hire motor carrier based in Nashville, Tennessee, operates 3,332 power units and has been registered since 1993. The carrier's vehicle out-of-service rate is 29.9%, exceeding the snapshot benchmark of 21.2%, while its driver out-of-service rate is 1.9%, below the snapshot benchmark of 5.2%. HaulReport-estimated percentiles show the carrier at 91.4 for hours-of-service compliance (an independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score), 82.0 for vehicle maintenance, and 2.9 for controlled substances violations.

HaulReport interpretation — automatically generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates, and checked against those source figures.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Controlled Substances / AlcoholLow
2.9 pctl · CI 08
BASIC measure: 0.01Insp. w/ violation: 23Peer group: 102
Hours-of-Service ComplianceCritical
91.4 pctl · CI 8696
BASIC measure: 0.53Insp. w/ violation: 11,870Peer group: 694
Vehicle MaintenanceElevated
82.0 pctl · CI 7787
BASIC measure: 5.25Insp. w/ violation: 7,358Peer group: 497

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS29.9%above the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 7,358 inspections
Driver OOS1.9%below the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 11,870 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

MCS-150 biennial update

Due February 2027
Next biennial update dueFebruary 2027
Recurring update monthFebruary, odd-numbered years
Last MCS-150 update on fileFebruary 17, 2025

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — not official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number511412
Legal nameWESTERN EXPRESS INC
LocationNASHVILLE, TN
Operating classificationAuthorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)3,332
Drivers3,693
Reported annual mileage323,076,821 (reported for 2026)
FMCSA registered1993 (~33 years)
Last MCS-150 updateFebruary 17, 2025
Next MCS-150 update dueFebruary 2027
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)11,874
Published BASIC measures3

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-07 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/511412/