Roadside Inspection 85871944

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2025 in California • Carrier: THE MORNING STAR TRUCKING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 2657958) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85871944
Date:
Sep 23, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9H09382 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.76 violations per inspection across 482 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

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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
198 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
93
155 violations · 22 OOS
Prior 90 days
122
182 violations · 29 OOS · 1.49 per inspection
Prior 365 days
198
335 violations · 57 OOS · 1.69 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBAP8X4RD691621 CA 9H09382 PETERBILT 579 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L9HV2217YA232035 CA 1WT1238 LOAD MAXX TRAILER CO. Load Maxx Trailer 2000

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 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
86377753 Nov 20, 2025 CA L3 0
86355549 Nov 14, 2025 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 1 OOS
86122482 Oct 22, 2025 CA L1 0
86111094 Oct 20, 2025 CA L2 SB SANTA NELLA PLATFORM SCALES 6
86101835 Oct 20, 2025 CA L2 SB SANTA NELLA PLATFORM SCALES 11 OOS
86050814 Oct 13, 2025 CA L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88848262 Aug 29, 2026 CA L1 1XPBAP8X4RD691621 OOS
85715988 Sep 8, 2025 CA L2 1XPBAP8X4RD691621

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