Occidental Chemical Corporation Occ
DBA BASIC CHEMICALS COMPANY
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
66 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 6
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
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 67
- Annualized
- ≈34 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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.
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Oct 28, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 77 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2018 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2016 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2015 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2015 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2014 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2014 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2014 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2013 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2012 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2011 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2011 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2009 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |