Roadside Inspection 86795343

Roadside inspection on Jan 14, 2026 in California • Carrier: PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 268015) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86795343
Date:
Jan 14, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3765192 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 8,203 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,891 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,706 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 416,521 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
3001 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
230
112 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
691
384 violations · 55 OOS · 0.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3001
1804 violations · 256 OOS · 0.60 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 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 3AKJHPDV6SSWD5648 IN 3765192 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2SHSR5322TS007118 ME 5552920 VANGUARD REFRIGERATED TRAILER CO.,LTD. 2026

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
87325983 Mar 15, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
87348331 Mar 14, 2026 MN L3 CLARKS GROVE MN 0
87340284 Mar 14, 2026 NY L3 NORTH HUDSON NY 0
87293846 Mar 14, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0
87293723 Mar 14, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0
87341131 Mar 13, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88789890 Aug 24, 2026 CA L1 2SHSR5322TS007118
87193926 Mar 2, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHPDV6SSWD5648
87142185 Feb 25, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHPDV6SSWD5648
85715353 Sep 4, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHPDV6SSWD5648
84031354 Mar 3, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHPDV6SSWD5648

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