Roadside Inspection 88509822

Roadside inspection on Jul 24, 2026 in California • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: Freightliner TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88509822
Date:
Jul 24, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN LUIS OBISPO
Vehicle:
Freightliner TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3NP281 (OK)
VIN:
3AKJHHDR6TSW6141

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,608 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 44,989 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SAN LUIS OBISPO
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 230 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 568,192 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)
61%
1245 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
63
39 violations · 11 OOS
Prior 90 days
244
173 violations · 36 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1245
779 violations · 157 OOS · 0.63 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6TSW6141 OK 3NP281 Freightliner
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0625TH731954 OK DS2141 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2026

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88854744 Aug 29, 2026 MO L1 STEELE MO 0
88846948 Aug 29, 2026 NC L2 HICKORY NC 1 OOS
88851928 Aug 28, 2026 IL L3 033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B 0
88835634 Aug 26, 2026 UT L1 HELPER UT 0
88832448 Aug 26, 2026 CO L2 LIMON CO 3
88832395 Aug 26, 2026 TN L3 MONTEAGLE TN 0

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