Ramos Tank Line
DBA PACWEST TANK LINES
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
85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 11
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
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 86
- Annualized
- ≈43 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈7.2 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 172.202 Other violationOther5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 173.24 Other violationOther3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 8, 2024. 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· 13 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2009 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2005 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2002 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |