Roadside Inspection 86050283

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2025 in California • Carrier: MERAZ TRUCKING EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2949513) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86050283
Date:
Oct 9, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 386 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YAKP345 (OR)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 38.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.27 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,049 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
7
6 more than 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 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 · 1 OOS · 5.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2
20 violations · 2 OOS · 10.00 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 392.5A2-IP (Intoxicating - No driver shall use alcohol, be under the influence of alcohol, or have any measured alcohol concentration or detected presence of alcohol, while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle., severity weight 5). (392.5A2-IP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPHDP9X2ED241833 OR YAKP345 PETERBILT 386 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5DMFABTB34M000229 CA P753130 Bens

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLL State/Local Laws - Littering. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.5A2-IP Intoxicating - No driver shall use alcohol, be under the influence of alcohol, or have any measured alcohol concentration or detected presence of alcohol, while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle. 5 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
85600651 Aug 25, 2025 CA L2 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88798622 Aug 25, 2026 OR L1 1XPHDP9X2ED241833
88798622 Aug 25, 2026 OR L1 5DMFABTB34M000229
86618253 Dec 18, 2025 CA L2 5DMFABTB34M000229
86618253 Dec 18, 2025 CA L2 1XPHDP9X2ED241833
85600651 Aug 25, 2025 CA L2 1XPHDP9X2ED241833 OOS
82069635 Jun 28, 2024 WA L2 1XPHDP9X2ED241833 OOS
81717005 May 24, 2024 WA L1 1XPHDP9X2ED241833 OOS
81447081 Apr 24, 2024 OR L2 1XPHDP9X2ED241833 OOS

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