DBA: West Express
Western Express Llc is an active interstate carrier based in Ferndale, WA.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 2 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 2 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 97% | 98% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 91% | 92% | Worse than most peers |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 1 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — | 4.44% |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 4 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2026 | CO | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | WA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2025 | WA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 6 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | WA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 6 | 0 |
Carriers that share an officer, phone, or email with this DOT.
Shared phone · 1
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.93 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 3 | 9.71 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
Where they run
Inspected in 4 states. Top state WA accounts for 38% of activity. Activity outside home state (WA): 62%.
| 1 |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2025 |
| CA |
| STRAIGHT TRUCK |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | CA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | CO | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | MT | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2026 | 3939ALFTSI | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 3939ALLPL | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39311A1LPLMWR | Lighting - Projecting load - Any Lamp on projecting load missing when required to be on. | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39330B | Battery - Not protected | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 3939ALLPL | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39522H3ELDMF | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping proce | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39522H4ELDBRODS | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 39530B2ELDDFC24 | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period. | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 39319 | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 393205CWRAWFLMIB | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |