Roadside Inspection 85661850

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2025 in California • Carrier: ZATARAIN LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3030871) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85661850
Date:
Sep 2, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VISALIA AREA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
40492Z2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 32.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
6
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 5.71 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 79,886 Level 3 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at VISALIA AREA
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 977 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
6
6 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025

Carrier trend at this moment

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

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
5 violations · 0 OOS · 5.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
4
29 violations · 2 OOS · 7.25 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 385.337B-OOSO (OOS Order - Motor carrier operating a CMV while an existing out-of-service order is in effect: New Entrant - Refusal of Audit/No Contact., severity weight 0). (385.337B-OOSO)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXDTXFDFX7375 CA 40492Z2 FREIGHTLINER M2 2015

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSOA State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
385.337B-OOSO OOS Order - Motor carrier operating a CMV while an existing out-of-service order is in effect: New Entrant - Refusal of Audit/No Contact. General/Admin OOS
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. General/Admin

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
85365374 Jul 29, 2025 CA L2 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87267333 Mar 11, 2026 CA L1 3ALACXDTXFDFX7375 OOS
85945217 Oct 2, 2025 CA L2 3ALACXDTXFDFX7375 OOS
81953049 Jun 24, 2024 CA L2 3ALACXDTXFDFX7375
79049314 Jul 3, 2023 CA L1 3ALACXDTXFDFX7375
78548344 May 5, 2023 CA L3 3ALACXDTXFDFX7375 OOS

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