Imperial Western Products 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
65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 20
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
- 90
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 65
- Annualized
- ≈33 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 3, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 49 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2025 | NM | 0 | 5 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2024 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 27, 2020 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2020 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2017 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2017 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2016 | CA | 1 | 1 | No |
| Apr 7, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |