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Roadside Inspection 86200536

Roadside inspection on Oct 30, 2025 in California • Carrier: MJ INDUSTRIES INC (USDOT 1597503) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86200536
Date:
Oct 30, 2025
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
MJ INDUSTRIES INC (1597503)
Operating authority:
MC888112
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G92858 (CA)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.39 violations per inspection across 129 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 129,168 Level 2 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 15,566 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
3
2 more than 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)
74%
72 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
6
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.18 per inspection
Prior 365 days
72
22 violations · 2 OOS · 0.31 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.39 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X9RD896216 CA 9G92858 PETERBILT 389 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1BN2T4429BP001640 CA 4LM3034 BEALL TRAILERS Beall Trailers 2011 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.11B-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
177.801-HMHCNP HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain: 2 Hazardous Materials —

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
86608136 Dec 18, 2025 CA L2 CARSON SCALES 1 —
86596314 Dec 17, 2025 CA L2 EB SR-91 PERALTA SCALE 4 —
86575533 Dec 11, 2025 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 0 —
86575490 Dec 11, 2025 CA L2 RAINBOW IF 0 —
86532308 Dec 9, 2025 CA L2 DESERT HILLS IF 0 —
86474130 Dec 3, 2025 CA L3 UPLAND 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89086052 Sep 24, 2026 CA L2 1XPXD49X9RD896216 OOS
89086052 Sep 24, 2026 CA L2 1BN2T4429BP001640 OOS
86868429 Jan 22, 2026 CA L2 1XPXD49X9RD896216 —
86868429 Jan 22, 2026 CA L2 1BN2T4429BP001640 —
84747603 May 12, 2025 CA L2 1XPXD49X9RD896216 —
81858885 Jun 12, 2024 CA L2 1XPXD49X9RD896216 —
81080586 Mar 10, 2024 CA L1 1XPXD49X9RD896216 —

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