Cal Lowbed Services Inc
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
55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 10
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
- 14
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 57
- Annualized
- ≈29 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.0 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 80% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 18 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 28, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2017 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2016 | CA | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2004 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2004 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2002 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 1997 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |