Roadside Inspection 85259799

Roadside inspection on Jul 18, 2025 in California • Carrier: TQI LLC (USDOT 589251) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85259799
Date:
Jul 18, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Carrier (USDOT):
TQI LLC (589251)
Operating authority:
MC369050
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3467161 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 0.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.66 violations per inspection across 38 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,308 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
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
17 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
15 violations · 2 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9PSUE4192 IN 3467161 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XFG088006 TN U468103 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
85785876 Sep 12, 2025 IN L3 GREENFIELD IN 1
85764063 Sep 11, 2025 CA L3 I-680 NB NO MISSION GRADE CVEF 1
85744215 Sep 9, 2025 WI L2 PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI 3
85698540 Sep 4, 2025 CA L2 DONNER PASS IF 1
85670339 Sep 3, 2025 KY L1 SHELBYVILLE 0
85571415 Aug 21, 2025 CA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85058032 Jun 25, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR9PSUE4192
82287112 Jul 31, 2024 NM L2 3AKJHHDR9PSUE4192
81775099 Jun 1, 2024 CA L3 1UYVS253XFG088006
80000108 Oct 10, 2023 CA L2 1UYVS253XFG088006

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