APPALACHIA WESTERN EXPRESS LLC

DBA: AWX

DOT# 3538142 MC# 1180301 Hurricane, WV Authorized For-Hire
(304) 549-0573 ben.huey9583@yahoo.com 543 Mcclung Rd, Hurricane WV 25526
6 tractors 5 drivers 379k mi/yr · ~63k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 77.8 / 100
Low confidence
6 yrs history · 4 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
379k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 5 0 6
Trailers 4 4 0 8

Registration

Registered
12-18-2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-19-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ROBERT HUEY

Cargo

56.5
medium risk
General Freight Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.46×, violations 0.53× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.67× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 4 inspections in 24 months for 6 power units, where interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in West Virginia average about 9; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Jan 2026).

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in West Virginia (about 9 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 0.50 1.57
Violations 0.00 1.56
Critical violations 0.00 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Jan 7, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2021
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROGRESSIVE CLASSIC INSURANCE COMPANY → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Jan 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 13, 2021)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky 3
  • West Virginia (HQ) 1