WLT INC

DOT# 497522 MC# 257010 Hot Springs, AR Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(318) 548-3086 shelton.daniel@westlatrucking.com 210 Halteria Pt, Hot Springs AR 71913
22 tractors · all owned 19 drivers 1.5M mi/yr · ~68k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
34 yrs history · 45 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
19 · 19
Annual miles
1.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 22 0 0 22
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
09-11-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-10-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SHELTON DANIEL
Officer
JESSICA BRADSHAW

Cargo

66.2
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.98×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.32× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.45× and violations 0.64×. Together they move its crash estimate -7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
45
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.5%
2 of 21
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 45
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
2 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Arkansas (about 30 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.068 0.029
Inspections 1.57 1.12
Violations 0.36 0.78
Critical violations 0.09 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 2 OOS
    Lights 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    19
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    24
    2025
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Mar
    18
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
on record since May 23, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 31, 2016)

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
  • Louisiana 17
  • Arkansas (HQ) 9
  • Texas 8
  • Mississippi 4
  • Alabama 2
  • North Carolina 2
  • Tennessee 2
  • South Carolina 1

20% of inspections were in its home state.