Western Marketing 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
57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 104
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 61
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 11, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 42 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2024 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 9, 2023 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2022 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2019 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2016 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 17, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 27, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 16, 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2015 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2014 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2013 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |