Roadside Inspection 87267694

Roadside inspection on Mar 9, 2026 in California • Carrier: NIS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2505119) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87267694
Date:
Mar 9, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RAINBOW IF
Carrier (USDOT):
NIS EXPRESS INC (2505119)
Operating authority:
MC868432
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1155622 (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 22.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.08 violations per inspection across 142 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 47,214 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at RAINBOW IF
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 10,647 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
5
5 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
32 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
15 violations · 1 OOS · 5.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
51 violations · 7 OOS · 1.59 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 4.6× their typical violation rate (15 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.08 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2PN337173 IL P1155622 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4KL114665 IL 647154ST WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2019

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
395.24D-ELDPT HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver''s hours-of-service records in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the motor carrier. 3 Hours of Service
393.88 Television/video display device - Improperly located. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22H1-ELDNUM HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic) 1 Hours of Service

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
87690157 Apr 27, 2026 MI L3 ROAD 1
87603383 Apr 16, 2026 MO L1 MAYVIEW MO 0
87504243 Apr 3, 2026 AR L2 WEST MEMPHIS AR 1 OOS
87502781 Apr 2, 2026 TX L2 US59 NB NACOGDOCHES SCALE 1 OOS
86912139 Jan 27, 2026 FL L1 HOBE SOUND FL 14 OOS
86839289 Jan 19, 2026 NM L2 OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87690157 Apr 27, 2026 MI L3 1JJV532D4KL114665
87690157 Apr 27, 2026 MI L3 4V4NC9EH2PN337173
83751406 Jan 31, 2025 NE L3 4V4NC9EH2PN337173
83092408 Nov 6, 2024 AL L2 4V4NC9EH2PN337173
81701837 May 24, 2024 VA L3 4V4NC9EH2PN337173
79156895 Jul 14, 2023 KY L1 4V4NC9EH2PN337173 OOS

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