Roadside Inspection 87121488

Roadside inspection on Feb 23, 2026 in California • Carrier: PALAFOX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1429869) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87121488
Date:
Feb 23, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Operating authority:
MC741014
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E95531 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,444 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 19,550 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
9 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.56 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 CA 9E95531 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A53206B850245 CA 4PL6242 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2006 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 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
87526682 Apr 7, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 6 OOS
87184504 Feb 27, 2026 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0 —
87081858 Feb 16, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87913669 May 20, 2026 CA L1 1DW1A53206B850245 —
87081858 Feb 16, 2026 CA L3 1DW1A53206B850245 —
86162554 Oct 23, 2025 CA L2 1DW1A53206B850245 —
83769833 Jan 28, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 —
83719954 Jan 27, 2025 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 OOS
83347341 Dec 4, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 —
82133495 Jul 12, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 —
81799163 Jun 4, 2024 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 —

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