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USDOT 157262MC145194

Wooster Motor Ways Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

$3M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

116 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Wooster Motor Ways Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

3501 W Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, OH 44691

Phone

(330) 264-7690

Power units

106

Drivers

68

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC145194

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 03/28/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/03/2002

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $3M (as filed)
91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 116 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 116 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

davem@gowmw.com — company domain

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Domain age

gowmw.com registered 2014-02-05 (12 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Barracuda)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

8

Reportable crashes

8

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: OH 04/2026 · IN 03/2026 · IN 01/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 102025: 332024: 492023: 24
Level II — Walk-around: 47Level III — Driver-only: 46Level I — Full: 23
DateStateLevel
Jun 18, 2026INLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 4, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026INLevel I — Full
Jan 13, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2025INLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 17, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 12, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 15, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 31, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 30, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
May 2, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 4, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Mar 14, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 26, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 1, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2024WVLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 7, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2024INLevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2024INLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 15, 2024PALevel I — Full
Oct 14, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Sep 24, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 6, 2024INLevel I — Full
Aug 30, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Aug 1, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Jul 29, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 6, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2024WVLevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2024ILLevel I — Full
May 14, 2024PALevel I — Full
May 6, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2024PALevel I — Full
Apr 30, 2024OHLevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2024WVLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 22, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 5, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 14, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 14, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2024WVLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 8, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 7, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2024INLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 27, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2023KYLevel I — Full
Dec 14, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 17, 2023INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2023GALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 1, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 116 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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