MACHINE & WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY
DBA ARC3 GASES
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-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
510 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Feb '25 · 36
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
- 204
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 531
- Annualized
- ≈266 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Maintenance35 · 10 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 177.834 Other violationOther10 · 10 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 107.620 Other violationOther7 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 60% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 75 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 6, 2026 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2025 | VA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2025 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2024 | NC | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2024 | NC | 0 | 8 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2024 | DE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2023 | GA | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 31, 2022 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |