Roadside Inspection 88041508

Roadside inspection on Jun 3, 2026 in California • Carrier: RUBEN Z MEZA (USDOT 3086492) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88041508
Date:
Jun 3, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUTTONWILLOW AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
RUBEN Z MEZA (3086492)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F98249 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 28.

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 Level 3 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 44,778 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at BUTTONWILLOW AREA
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 97 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
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 565,272 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBGLD54FSGT2941 CA 9F98249 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLSOA State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

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