Roadside Inspection 85277748

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2025 in California • Carrier: SPECIAL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2505499) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85277748
Date:
Jul 21, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.30 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,239 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
8 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
18 violations · 1 OOS · 2.25 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGHDV6ESFK6966 CA 9G786303AK FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148300Y5995778 CA 4PL6671 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2000

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
85105215 Jun 28, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1
85054611 Jun 25, 2025 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88410832 Jul 14, 2026 CA L1 13N148300Y5995778 OOS
85105215 Jun 28, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGHDV6ESFK6966
85105215 Jun 28, 2025 CA L2 13N148300Y5995778
85054611 Jun 25, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGHDV6ESFK6966
85054611 Jun 25, 2025 CA L2 13N148300Y5995778
84720520 May 15, 2025 CA L2 13N148300Y5995778
84720520 May 15, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGHDV6ESFK6966
84507964 Apr 26, 2025 CA L2 13N148300Y5995778

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