American Welding & Gas Inc
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Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
593 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 39
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 263
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 609
- Annualized
- ≈305 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance81 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving63 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance32 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 11 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 17 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance20 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
34 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 87% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 58 total · 18 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2026 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2026 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2026 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2025 | MT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2021 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |