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Roadside Inspection 87577921

Roadside inspection on Apr 14, 2026 in California • Carrier: ARBORICULTURAL SPECIALTIES INC (USDOT 2654201) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87577921
Date:
Apr 14, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SB SCALES NIMITZ
Vehicle:
FORD F-750 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
70240Z1 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Total severity weight across the cited violations is 0.

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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.76 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 108,970 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SB SCALES NIMITZ
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 236 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 451,312 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
14 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
10 violations · 1 OOS · 3.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
21 violations · 5 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
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 23A2-LCDLN (23A2-LCDLN, severity weight 0).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3FRXF7FJ8FV747970 CA 70240Z1 FORD F-750 2015 —
2 OTHER 4FMUS16265R001920 CA E567312 Band — — —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
23A2-LCDLN 23A2-LCDLN — — OOS
2-SLLDL 2-SLLDL — — —
2-SLLSR 2-SLLSR — — —
3A1-BOS 3A1-BOS — — OOS
48A-BIHE 48A-BIHE — — OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Uncategorized
5 violations
3 OOS

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
87081954 Feb 17, 2026 CA L2 GILROY IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86950354 Jan 30, 2026 CA L1 4FMUS16265R001920 OOS

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