Roadside Inspection 83961085

Roadside inspection on Feb 24, 2025 in California • Carrier: NICHOLS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2786060) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83961085
Date:
Feb 24, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL28329 (AZ)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 129,168 Level 2 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 13,210 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDV7HSJD5048 AZ AL28329 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7KYFB4828SED42797 AZ MBA7VV DORSEY Dorsey 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8D11-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: Hours of Service

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
84444990 Apr 15, 2025 AZ L2 PHOENIX AZ 10 OOS
84188186 Mar 17, 2025 AZ L2 KINGMAN AZ 10 OOS
84074688 Mar 6, 2025 AZ L2 PHOENIX AZ 9 OOS
83721025 Jan 28, 2025 CA L3 BLACKROCK PLATFORM SCALES 1
83503110 Dec 27, 2024 AZ L2 EHRENBERG AZ 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85697196 Sep 4, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLDV7HSJD5048
85535507 Aug 18, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLDV7HSJD5048
83721025 Jan 28, 2025 CA L3 3AKJGLDV7HSJD5048
81192744 Mar 20, 2024 AZ L2 3AKJGLDV7HSJD5048

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