Western Transport 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
112 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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
- 60
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 117
- Annualized
- ≈59 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 5, 2026. 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· 56 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2026 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2025 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2025 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2023 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2023 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2022 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2021 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2019 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2017 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2017 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2017 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2016 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2016 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2015 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 12, 2015 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2014 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2014 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |