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WESTAIR GASES AND EQUIPMENT INC

DOT# 984817 MC# 931981 DUNS# 52834694 San Diego, CA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(619) 239-7571 kmartinez@westairgases.com 2505 Congress St, San Diego CA 92110
106 power units 90 drivers
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HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 74.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
25 yrs history · 135 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
106
Drivers · CDL
90 · 90
Annual miles
2.5M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 27 9 0 36
Tractors 40 30 0 70
Trailers 101 3 0 104

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-27-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
10-18-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-23-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KEITH MARTINEZ
Officer
STEVE CASTIGLIONE

Cargo

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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
1 fatality · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
135
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.3%
21 of 129
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 129
Violations
62
21 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 20 inspections, 3 out of service 20 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 21 inspections, 4 out of service 21 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 20 inspections, 0 out of service 20 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 20 inspections, 6 out of service 20 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 18 inspections, 3 out of service 18 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

62 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    49 · 19 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Lights 13 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 3 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    9 · 2 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    26
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    4
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    11
    2025
    California
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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primary $1,000,000 + excess $10,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Aug 3, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 123
  • Federal inspectors 6
  • Arizona 5
  • Mississippi 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (91%).

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