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Roadside Inspection 86878462

Roadside inspection on Jan 22, 2026 in California • Carrier: MALAKAS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3759553) • Vehicle: ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86878462
Date:
Jan 22, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S/B MARIN SCALES
Vehicle:
ISUZU NQR/NRR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
19505W3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 17.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.97 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 76,212 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026

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 624,622 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
2
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
6 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2
6 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK JALE5W167E7902672 CA 19505W3 ISUZU NQR/NRR 2014 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSOA State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
86796763 Jan 7, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0 —
86794706 Jan 7, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89154666 Oct 1, 2026 CA L3 JALE5W167E7902672 —
88703684 Aug 14, 2026 CA L1 JALE5W167E7902672 OOS
88460277 Jul 20, 2026 CA L3 JALE5W167E7902672 —
87551345 Apr 3, 2026 NV L2 JALE5W167E7902672 OOS
86796763 Jan 7, 2026 CA L1 JALE5W167E7902672 —
86794706 Jan 7, 2026 CA L1 JALE5W167E7902672 OOS
79749265 Sep 22, 2023 CA L1 JALE5W167E7902672 —
79262360 Jul 22, 2023 CA L3 JALE5W167E7902672 —

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