Carrier profile · USDOT 134406 · MC-148561 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Kag West Energy LLC

DBA KAG WEST

117 power unitsavg 11.9 yrMulti-region · 8 statesWEST SACRAMENTO, CA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148561 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 14.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 457 vehicle and 460 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

15.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

473 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 38

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈2.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
Registered power units
117
Inspections · 24 mo
486
Annualized
≈243 / yr
Coverage
≈2.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

4%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
3%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
36%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
35%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving151 · 5 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance121 · 44 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance46 · 11 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance45 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 6 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance30 · 1 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 10 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 14 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

2ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
1False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 526 total · 17 in 24 mo

526
Total crashes
17
In last 24 mo
20
Fatal
161
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263022
20258028
2024141513
2023212621
2022171417
2021240923
2020242722
20193301033
2018273327
2017371837
2016141314
2015242424
2014181418
2013132212
20125025
2011231822
2010220820
2009132613
2008150515
2007110411
2006230523
2005250825
20042601026
20032501124
2002160814
2001110311
20005115
19996006
19989059
19978048
19962022
19953023
19941001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 19, 2026CA01Yes
Mar 4, 2026CA01No
Feb 16, 2026CA00Yes
Dec 12, 2025CA00Yes
Sep 15, 2025CA00Yes
Sep 1, 2025CA03Yes
Jun 19, 2025CA00Yes
May 26, 2025CA02Yes
Mar 31, 2025CA00Yes
Feb 14, 2025CA00Yes
Jan 20, 2025CA00Yes
Dec 19, 2024CA00Yes
Dec 11, 2024CA01Yes
Nov 27, 2024CA02Yes
Oct 26, 2024CA01Yes
Sep 9, 2024CA02Yes
Sep 8, 2024WA00Yes
Jun 3, 2024CA00Yes
Apr 4, 2024AZ00Yes
Mar 22, 2024CA02Yes
Mar 22, 2024CA00Yes
Feb 25, 2024CA10No
Jan 27, 2024CA00Yes
Jan 6, 2024CA00Yes
Jan 1, 2024OR00Yes