Roadside Inspection 84829551

Roadside inspection on May 28, 2025 in California • Carrier: SHELTON TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3962173) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
2
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84829551
Date:
May 28, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NONE (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 68.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

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

vs Level 1 median in California
12
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
12
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,612 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
12
11 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 393.75A1-TFBMF (Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TFBMF)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788 CA NONE FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532WXXL524072 ID TU6980 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 1999

Violations Cited

12 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
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLUCR State/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
395.34A1-ELDDFN HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours. 5 Hours of Service
395.8K2-HOSRC HOS (Manner) - Driver failed to retain a copy of each record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days which shall be in his/her possession and available for inspection while on duty. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
85214312 Jul 9, 2025 CA L2 RAINBOW IF 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85214312 Jul 9, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788
85214312 Jul 9, 2025 CA L2 1JJV532WXXL524072
83521761 Dec 31, 2024 UT L2 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788 OOS
83521761 Dec 31, 2024 UT L2 1JJV532WXXL524072 OOS
81768320 May 30, 2024 NY L3 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788
81768320 May 30, 2024 NY L3 1JJV532WXXL524072
79519317 Aug 23, 2023 IA L3 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788 OOS

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