Western States Equipment Co
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
105 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 9
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
- 488
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 109
- Annualized
- ≈55 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving59 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 36 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2024 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2023 | WA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| May 8, 2023 | UT | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2022 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2021 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2021 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2020 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2019 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2019 | OR | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2017 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 17, 2015 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2014 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2012 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2012 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2010 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2009 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2008 | ID | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 2, 2007 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2007 | ID | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 10, 2006 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |