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Roadside Inspection 88124262

Roadside inspection on Jun 11, 2026 in California • Carrier: CA AUTO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2896862) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
5
45% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88124262
Date:
Jun 11, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Operating authority:
MC973716
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP28359 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 49.

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
11
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
11
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 118,279 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
11
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,695 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
11
10 more than the median (1)
Compared to 499,374 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)
14%
7 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
16 violations · 2 OOS · 2.29 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 395.3B2-HOSPD (HOS (Property) - Driving after being on duty more than 70 hours in the previous 8 consecutive days. Date and Time:, severity weight 7). (395.3B2-HOSPD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8LSLH2024 CA ZP28359 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S9CA5328GP297290 CA 4NX1645 Sunn — — —

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207F-SLAS Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes. 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.3B2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving after being on duty more than 70 hours in the previous 8 consecutive days. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.32B-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD 5 Hours of Service —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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 —
393.205A-WRBH Wheel/Rim - Cracks between two holes. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
87557494 Apr 13, 2026 SC L3 TOWNVILLE SC 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89289553 Oct 17, 2026 MS L3 3AKJHHDR8LSLH2024 —
88703223 Aug 12, 2026 SC L2 1S9CA5328GP297290 —
88703223 Aug 12, 2026 SC L2 3AKJHHDR8LSLH2024 —
87557494 Apr 13, 2026 SC L3 3AKJHHDR8LSLH2024 —
86972519 Feb 4, 2026 AZ L2 1S9CA5328GP297290 OOS
86972519 Feb 4, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR8LSLH2024 OOS
86731519 Jan 6, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR8LSLH2024 —
86731519 Jan 6, 2026 CA L3 1S9CA5328GP297290 —

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