Roadside Inspection 88478637

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2026 in California • Carrier: METAL SALES MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 90403) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88478637
Date:
Jul 21, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
82125R2 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 408 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 98,094 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,382 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
63%
115 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
7
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.41 per inspection
Prior 365 days
115
72 violations · 11 OOS · 0.63 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922 CA 82125R2 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.80A Rear-Vision Mirrors - Missing or defective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201D-FR Frame - Accessories improperly attached. 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
88725669 Aug 18, 2026 WY L1 US 287 SB PULLOUT 0
88684799 Aug 11, 2026 MD L1 8 OOS
88600951 Aug 4, 2026 NE L3 1
88526011 Jul 27, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0
88403669 Jul 14, 2026 LA L2 0
88408695 Jul 13, 2026 TX L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86892754 Jan 21, 2026 CA L1 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922
85213610 Jul 11, 2025 CA L1 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922
83229838 Nov 21, 2024 CA L3 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922
83207566 Nov 19, 2024 CA L1 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922
82771347 Sep 25, 2024 CA L2 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922
82599228 Sep 5, 2024 CA L1 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922
78683063 May 18, 2023 CA L1 5PVNJ8JV3L4S75922

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