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Roadside Inspection 86981951

Roadside inspection on Feb 4, 2026 in California • Carrier: MARTINEZ STEEL LLC (USDOT 4354396) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86981951
Date:
Feb 4, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHP DESERT HILLS CVEF
Carrier (USDOT):
MARTINEZ STEEL LLC (4354396)
Vehicle:
HINO Incomplete Vehicle STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
28828B3 (CA)

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 8.

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 Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 75,240 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CHP DESERT HILLS CVEF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 57 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 617,774 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
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 5PVNJ8AV8M5T51582 CA 28828B3 HINO Incomplete Vehicle 2021 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
87069626 Feb 11, 2026 CA L2 RAINBOW IF 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87894100 May 18, 2026 CA L1 5PVNJ8AV8M5T51582 —
87069626 Feb 11, 2026 CA L2 5PVNJ8AV8M5T51582 —

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