Elms Equipment — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
24 years (granted 2002)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
6 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Elms Equipment Rental Inc
DBA
Elms Equipment
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
4788 Us Hwy 111, Brawley, CA 92227
Phone
(760) 351-1911
Power units
9
Drivers
5
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC418831
Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Dismissed — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 04/04/2018 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/07/2018
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 6 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
66.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 6 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
alan@elmsequipment.com — company domain
Domain age
elmsequipment.com registered 2000-02-10 (26 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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 04/2023 · CA 07/2019 · CA 03/2015 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 30, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 23, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 19, 2025 | AZ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 25, 2023 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 13, 2023 | AZ | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 6 of 6 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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