Roadside Inspection 86900252

Roadside inspection on Jan 20, 2026 in California • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86900252
Date:
Jan 20, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CALEXICO IF
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3NF716 (OK)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.59 violations per inspection across 4,011 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 67,220 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CALEXICO IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 8,537 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 550,848 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
1389 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
103
58 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
311
163 violations · 36 OOS · 0.52 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1389
790 violations · 158 OOS · 0.57 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 392.2-SLLEQP (State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation), severity weight 8). (392.2-SLLEQP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X6PJ232822 OK 3NF716 KENWORTH T680 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538R5015401 OK BW8616 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

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 OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving

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
87410605 Mar 21, 2026 TX L2 0
87396245 Mar 21, 2026 OK L3 COLBERT SCALES ON US69 0
87371097 Mar 21, 2026 IA L2 2 OOS
87374890 Mar 20, 2026 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
87374565 Mar 20, 2026 CA L2 CAJON PLATFORM SCALES 0
87355314 Mar 20, 2026 GA L3 VALDOSTA GA 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88692136 Aug 13, 2026 NC L3 1XKYD49X6PJ232822

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