Roadside Inspection 86878968

Roadside inspection on Jan 23, 2026 in California • Carrier: UNITED TOWING SERVICE OF LIVERMORE INC (USDOT 3682272) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86878968
Date:
Jan 23, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-680 NB K PLATFORM SCALES
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
15984F4 (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 24.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 0.97 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 68,156 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at I-680 NB K PLATFORM SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 506 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 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
21 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
20 violations · 2 OOS · 0.95 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0X5GT1PED12684 CA 15984F4 FORD F-550 2023

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2SLSCR State/Local Laws - CMV safety chains. 8 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
86879793 Jan 22, 2026 CA L1 0
86879792 Jan 22, 2026 CA L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87911121 May 19, 2026 CA L1 1FD0X5GT1PED12684
85065293 Jun 24, 2025 CA L1 1FD0X5GT1PED12684

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