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Motor carrier · USDOT 2481857

WESTERN HILLS EXPRESS INC, South Gate, CA: USDOT 2481857 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as WESTERN HILLS EXPRESS INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated August 28, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since March 5, 2014. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedWESTERN HILLS EXPRESS INC
USDOT number2481857
Status on the censusActive
AddressSouth Gate, CA 90280
CountyLos Angeles County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units8 (8 trucks)
Drivers8 (8 with a CDL)
On the register sinceMarch 5, 2014
MCS-150 last filedAugust 28, 2025
Cargo carriedGarbage, Refuse, Trash; General Freight; Intermodal Containers

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
November 1, 2024CALevel I, full4101
October 10, 2024CALevel I, full2101
October 3, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
September 25, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
September 12, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
August 7, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1101
August 5, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
June 12, 2024CALevel I, full2101
May 28, 2024CALevel I, full0000
February 2, 2024CALevel III, driver only2101
January 29, 2024CALevel I, full0000
January 12, 2024CALevel III, driver only1000
January 12, 2024CALevel III, driver only4000
December 22, 2023CALevel II, walk-around0000
October 20, 2023CALevel I, full5202

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
April 9, 2020CACarlsbad00YesNo
December 9, 2016CASan Juan Capistrano01Yes

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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