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WMSC TRANSPORTATION LLC

DBA: WEST MEMPHIS STEEL TRANSPORTATION

DOT# 1814413 MC# 656413CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

95 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 96
Insurance · 25% 85
No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

1101 THOMPSON AVE

WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72303

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Mailing

PO BOX 88

WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72303

Contact

Phone: (870) 735-8244

Fax: (870) 733-0243

Email: zach.hoskins@wmsteel.com

Company Officers

BYRON BESSER

BYRON BESSER

Business Info

D&B #: 0

Fleet

22

Power Units

26

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks1
Owned Tractors21

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Sep 24, 2008

Common authority: Sep 22, 2008

Authority History (5)

Authority TypeActionDate
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 15, 2018 → Feb 21, 2018
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 19, 2013 → Mar 20, 2013
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 24, 2011 → Mar 2, 2011
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDDec 17, 2009
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDSep 22, 2008 → Nov 3, 2008

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsPassengers

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Apr 7, 2025

Mileage: 85,350 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: BYRON BESSER → BYRON BESSERSep 5, 2026
Contactemail: ZACH.HOSKINS@WMSTEEL.COM → zach.hoskins@wmsteel.comAug 20, 2026
Identitycompany officer 1: BYRON BESSER → BYRON BESSERAug 20, 2026
Fleettotal drivers: 26 → 0Aug 18, 2026
Contactemail: → ZACH.HOSKINS@WMSTEEL.COMAug 14, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver31 inspections
0.0%
6.3%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle20 inspections
30.0%
22.9%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall31 inspections
19.4%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

1

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

1

Towaway

1

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving5
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance24

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 33 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

33

Total

0

Driver OOS

6

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving3.834 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance4.7110 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.73601749$1,000,000Feb 12, 2018—91X

Insurance History (13)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACancelledTERM/CANCL$750,000Feb 12, 2016Mar 14, 2018
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Feb 12, 2016Feb 12, 2018
BIPD · F91XTOKIO MARINE AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Feb 12, 2013Feb 12, 2016
CARGO · F34WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000Feb 12, 2011Mar 16, 2013
BIPD · F91XWAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000Feb 12, 2011Mar 16, 2013
BIPD · F91XWAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Feb 12, 2011Feb 12, 2011
CARGO · F34THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Dec 8, 2010Feb 12, 2011
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Feb 12, 2010Feb 12, 2011
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACancelledTERM/CANCL$750,000Feb 12, 2010Mar 23, 2011
CARGO · F34HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Dec 8, 2009Dec 8, 2010
BIPD · F91XHARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWESTReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Feb 12, 2009Feb 12, 2010
CARGO · F34HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF CONNECTICUTName ChangedNAMECHG$750,000Feb 12, 2008Nov 3, 2008
BIPD · F91XHARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF CONNECTICUTName ChangedNAMECHG$750,000Feb 12, 2008Nov 3, 2008

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