VCVioCodes
Carrier Vetting Report
Generated Oct 18, 2026
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WEST VENTURES INC
USDOT 1340664 · MC676385 · EIN 20-5354342 · AUTHORIZED FOR Property
500 S HOPI AVE, PARKER, AZ, 85344
(928) 669-5400 · LOWELL R KAUFMAN III
98
Low risk
Risk factors
1 crash in the last 24 months
Snapshot
Operating authority
Active
Liability insurance
$1M on file
Safety rating
Not rated
Power units / drivers
28 / 19
Inspections / CSA pts (24mo)
38 / 48
Crashes (24 mo)
1
Authority & insurance
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY — $1M BIPD · policy CA994876416 · eff 03/21/2025
Federal BMC-91X filing; actual commercial limits (per COI) may be higher.
Roadside inspection performance
Vehicle OOS rate0% · nat 22%
Driver OOS rate2.8% · nat 6.7%
CSA breakdown — violations by BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance42 pts
Driver Fitness6 pts
Other1 pts
Top cited violations (by CSA points)
| Code | BASIC | Count | OOS | CSA pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392.2SLSCR | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 24 | |
| 396.17C-PI | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 12 | |
| 393.95A4-EEUS | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 6 | |
| 391.41APC | Driver Fitness | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.60D | — | 1 | 0 |
Most inspected states
CA26
AZ12
Next monthly SMS run — projection
| BASIC | Official (Oct 2026) | Projected | Est. %ile | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Driver Fitness | 0.08 | 0.09 | — | ▲ worse |
| Controlled Substances/Alcohol | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0.59 | 0.56 | — | ▼ better |
Latest inspection 2026-09-11. “Projected” recomputes the SMS formula on today’s record — an estimate, not an official FMCSA figure. “Est. %ile” is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers (FMCSA marks the percentile itself “Not Public”), shown as a likely range.
Recommendations — what's driving each score
Unsafe Driving needs attention · low impact
• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention · low impact
• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention · low impact
• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Generated from the public inspection record. Percentiles/projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures.
90-day safety improvement plan
Last 90 days: 4 inspections, 2 violations, 0 OOS, 3 clean · trending worse.
1. Vehicle Maintenance2 viol · 100%
396.17C-PI, 393.95A4-EEUS
✓ Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
✓ Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
≈ 9 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 0.443).
🎓 Coach the driver & document it
FleetTrained — my companion project — turns these exact violations into branded, multilingual training videos your driver watches, with a completion certificate for the DQ file. fleettrained.com
Crash record — 1 in 24 months
| Date | Location | Fatal | Inj | Tow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/02/2025 | AZ | ✓ |
Equipment — 31 vehicles seen in inspections
31 incomplete vehicle
Company profile
Officer
LOWELL R KAUFMAN III
Recordable crash rate
0 / MM mi
Annual mileage
0.1M mi (2025)
CDL drivers
5
Registered since
2005-03-03
Operation
Interstate
Connections — 5 carriers
Shares identifiers with 5 carriers (5 via shared VINs).
Activity history (recent)
02/16/2026 — MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2025)
03/21/2025 — Insurance filed — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA994876416
03/21/2025 — Insurance cancelled — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP529298
02/24/2025 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/24/2025)
03/21/2024 — Insurance replaced — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP423992
03/21/2023 — Insurance replaced — AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AXSAT-00867-00
03/21/2019 — Insurance cancelled — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy K2GP902035
02/22/2019 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2019)
03/21/2018 — Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK007837-01
02/22/2018 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2018)
03/21/2017 — Insurance cancelled — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PTOWK007837-00
02/22/2017 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2017)
03/21/2016 — Insurance cancelled — ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 613-00-10-36-0001
02/23/2016 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/18/2016)
04/01/2015 — Insurance cancelled — ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 613-00-10-36-0000
03/21/2015 — Insurance replaced — ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 613-00-10-36-0000
03/05/2015 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/23/2015)
03/21/2014 — Insurance cancelled — NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TIP-CL-0011272-1
Generated by VioCodes from current public FMCSA data (Census, Licensing & Insurance, SMS/MCMIS, QCMobile). VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. Informational only — verify current coverage and status directly before making a vetting decision. Full interactive profile at viocodes.yuriance.net/carrier/1340664.