USDOT 174452MC1326266

Barnes Welding Supply Barnes Specialty Gases Ram Welding Supply Taps Co2 — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

4 years (granted 2021)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

103 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Fresno Oxygen & Welding Suppliers Inc

DBA

Barnes Welding Supply Barnes Specialty Gases Ram Welding Supply Taps Co2

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2825 S Elm Ave #101, Fresno, CA 93706

Phone

(559) 233-6684

Power units

42

Drivers

40

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1326266

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 103 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

3.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 103 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

samg@barneswelding.com — company domain

Domain age

barneswelding.com registered 1997-12-08 (29 years)

Mail host

Microsoft 365

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: CA 05/2023 · CA 01/2023 · CA 09/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 212025: 352024: 372023: 10
Level I — Full: 57Level II — Walk-around: 29Level V — Vehicle-only: 16Level III — Driver-only: 1
DateStateLevel
Jul 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 2, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 21, 2026CALevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 23, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 23, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 23, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 5, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2026CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 21, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 10, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2025USLevel I — Full
Oct 21, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 25, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 15, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2025CALevel I — Full
May 6, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 1, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 1, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 1, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 1, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 1, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 26, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 24, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 14, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 15, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 14, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 30, 2024CALevel I — Full
Dec 26, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2024USLevel I — Full
Dec 19, 2024USLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 13, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 7, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 15, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 23, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 18, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 23, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 10, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 29, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 28, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 26, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 21, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 14, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 2, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 1, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 31, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2024USLevel I — Full
Jan 24, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2023CALevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 28, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2023CALevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 103 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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