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WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC

DBA: WESTERN FLYER XPRESS

DOT# 658909 MC# 309036 Oklahoma City, OK Authorized For-Hire
(405) 946-7289 thutchings@westernflyerexpress.com 4050 West I-40 Service Rd, Oklahoma City OK 73108
815 tractors · all leased 815 drivers 132.4M mi/yr · ~163k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 66.8 / 100
High confidence
30 yrs history · 2,043 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
815
Drivers · CDL
815 · 800
Annual miles
132.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 815 0 815
Trailers 0 1600 0 1600

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-12-2012) · 14 yr old
Registered
09-12-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-02-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
RANDY TIMMS
Officer
JOHN STORY

Cargo

65.6
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Mobile Homes Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Livestock Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: FAK Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Water Well Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Mobile Homes, Machinery Large, Livestock, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 0.85×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
40.4 vs 47.3 for similar fleets
Likely 28–54 crashes
This motor carrier
40.4
Similar fleets
47.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~66%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 83 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 42 a year), including 2 fatal (3 deaths) and 35 with injuries; similar fleets have about 47 a year. The grade counts 131 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.57×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Fatal crashes
    2 crashes with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Oct 13, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    35 crashes with 46 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    607 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Nov 2, 2023 – Jul 1, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    24 out-of-service violations against drivers: 13 no valid CDL, 6 hours of service, 3 medical certificate (Jan 2025 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 285 of 1078 violations (26%). Brake or tire defects led to 223 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    5 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 46
  • Excessive speeding: 65
  • Substance violations: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
83
3 fatalities · 50 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,043
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.1%
269 of 1,031
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
23 of 2,043
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,078
331 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 215 inspections, 23 out of service 215 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 280 inspections, 35 out of service 280 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 301 inspections, 34 out of service 301 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 287 inspections, 47 out of service 287 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 344 inspections, 53 out of service 344 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 306 inspections, 54 out of service 306 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 176 inspections, 21 out of service 176 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 120 inspections, 18 out of service 120 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 14 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.048 0.022
Inspections 1.85 0.63
Violations 0.66 0.22
Critical violations 0.18 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,078 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    712 · 305 OOS
    Brakes 285 · Tires 189 · Lights 103 · Wheels & hubs 34 · Cargo securement 21 · 80 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    204 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 74 · Speeding 70 · Seat belt 9 · Phone use 4 · Other 47
  • Hours of service No alert
    137 · 6 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 96 · Over hours limit 19 · False log 13 · No log 9
  • Driver fitness No alert
    20 · 18 OOS
    No valid CDL 15 · Medical certificate 3 · Other qualification 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    5 · 2 OOS
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
  • Jul
    22
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    29
    2026
    Nebraska
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    24
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    21
    2026
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Apr
    21
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    13
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • Mar
    21
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    13
    2025
    Arizona
    Fatal · 2 deaths
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Weather-related I-40 crash kills one, injures six
    Williams-Grand Canyon News · Oct 21, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report AZ0I25066215 (AZ DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY) lists WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name WESTERN FLYER EXPRESS LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

74 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Clear Blue Insurance Company
on record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2025
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Dec 22, 2022
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Obsidian Insurance Company → Clear Blue Insurance Company (Jul 2026); EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → Obsidian Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
  • 607 days without a liability filing (Nov 2, 2023 – Jul 1, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Oct 20, 2026: the broker authority will be suspended on Nov 19, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 16, 1998)

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
  • New Mexico 312
  • Texas 153
  • California 143
  • Tennessee 125
  • Colorado 116
  • Kansas 99
  • Oklahoma (HQ) 95
  • Missouri 94

Runs well beyond its home state: 95 of 2,043 inspections were in Oklahoma.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/658909