Western International Gas & Cylinders 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
241 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 21
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
- 85
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 246
- Annualized
- ≈123 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 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 Driving17 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 172.202 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
- 177.817 Other violationOther3 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 8, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 67 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | PA | 0 | 17 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 1, 2021 | LA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Apr 2, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2019 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2019 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2018 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2018 | LA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2017 | GA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2017 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |