Roadside Inspection 86082452

Roadside inspection on Oct 16, 2025 in California • Carrier: SPARTAN EXPRESS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3997450) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86082452
Date:
Oct 16, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G40385 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 79,886 Level 3 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,477 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
2
2 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
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 393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 (Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side., severity weight 3). (393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKGGED59GDHK9799 CA 9G40385 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1N9F482P6X2045711 CA 4VZ7542 Nuvan

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. 3 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
86305607 Nov 12, 2025 CA L2 9 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88792236 Aug 25, 2026 CA L3 1N9F482P6X2045711 OOS
86753433 Jan 7, 2026 CA L1 1N9F482P6X2045711
86305607 Nov 12, 2025 CA L2 1N9F482P6X2045711 OOS
85115346 Jul 1, 2025 CA L1 3AKGGED59GDHK9799
85115346 Jul 1, 2025 CA L1 1N9F482P6X2045711
85065499 Jun 23, 2025 CA L2 3AKGGED59GDHK9799
83280102 Nov 22, 2024 CA L2 1N9F482P6X2045711
83280102 Nov 22, 2024 CA L2 3AKGGED59GDHK9799

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