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Roadside Inspection 85535511

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2025 in California • Carrier: USA SILK WAY INC (USDOT 2862476) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85535511
Date:
Aug 18, 2025
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
USA SILK WAY INC (2862476)
Operating authority:
MC959267
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1226010 (IL)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.94 violations per inspection across 283 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 129,168 Level 2 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 14,556 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
151 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
16
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
40
26 violations · 1 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
151
145 violations · 19 OOS · 0.96 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 393.75A3-ATIS (Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-ATIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9RSUW9925 IL P1226010 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5324RM406874 ME 5198748 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2024 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-ATIS Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr 8 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
86096049 Oct 17, 2025 KS L3 — 1 —
86084626 Oct 16, 2025 TN L2 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
86070440 Oct 15, 2025 PA L3 — 2 OOS
86064929 Oct 15, 2025 OH L1 HEBRON OH 7 OOS
86054019 Oct 14, 2025 OH L3 LEBANON OH 1 —
85992218 Oct 5, 2025 IL L1 — 5 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89105441 Sep 24, 2026 OH L3 3AKJHHDR9RSUW9925 —
89030067 Sep 17, 2026 NJ L1 5V8VC5324RM406874 OOS
87287912 Mar 12, 2026 TN L1 5V8VC5324RM406874 OOS
86309571 Nov 10, 2025 AR L2 5V8VC5324RM406874 —
85707916 Sep 3, 2025 MD L2 5V8VC5324RM406874 OOS
85707916 Sep 3, 2025 MD L2 3AKJHHDR9RSUW9925 OOS
83242959 Nov 21, 2024 LA L3 3AKJHHDR9RSUW9925 —
82682649 Sep 17, 2024 NC L3 3AKJHHDR9RSUW9925 —

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