Roadside Inspection 87184185

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2026 in California • Carrier: PLASTIC EXPRESS (USDOT 56402) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87184185
Date:
Feb 27, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Carrier (USDOT):
PLASTIC EXPRESS (56402)
Operating authority:
MC142935
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3742034 (IN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.52 violations per inspection across 313 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 104,371 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,360 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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)
66%
145 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
10
8 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
13 violations · 3 OOS · 0.59 per inspection
Prior 365 days
145
77 violations · 12 OOS · 0.53 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDR0SSWE4602 IN 3742034 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JLSP4329G5W42102 MT TA05062 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL
Ticket: Jltl
Heil Trailer International 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
87617542 Apr 17, 2026 NY L2 CHAMPLAIN NY 0
87542103 Apr 8, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
87406893 Mar 26, 2026 NC L1 US INTERSTATE 0
87399495 Mar 23, 2026 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0
87352506 Mar 16, 2026 IN L2 RICHMOND IN 3
87273467 Mar 10, 2026 SC L3 TIMMONSVILLE SC 0

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