Roadside Inspection 86917546

Roadside inspection on Jan 29, 2026 in California • Carrier: HC MERCHANDISERS INC (USDOT 2682502) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86917546
Date:
Jan 29, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ONTARIO
Vehicle:
FORD F-650 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
37764P2 (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 11.

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 Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,157 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at ONTARIO
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 560 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 413,791 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
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 396.5-HL (HUBS - Leaking HUB., severity weight 2). (396.5-HL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDNF6DC7KDF00241 CA 37764P2 FORD F-650 2019

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
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9A-DFSL Driver - Failing to properly secure load. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88181698 Jun 18, 2026 CA L2 1FDNF6DC7KDF00241 OOS
82624881 Sep 10, 2024 CA L2 1FDNF6DC7KDF00241 OOS

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