Roadside Inspection 88518841

Roadside inspection on Jul 24, 2026 in California • Carrier: R & Y CASTELLANOS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1631144) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88518841
Date:
Jul 24, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP40950 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.25 violations per inspection across 135 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 65,952 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,405 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 540,806 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
46 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
2
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
27 violations · 4 OOS · 2.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
46
76 violations · 9 OOS · 1.65 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (27 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.25 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 393.75A3-TFL (Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TFL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X8RD610253 CA ZP40950 PETERBILT 579 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7SMF5EJ26VB002172 CA EE09B19 FRUEHAUF INC.
Ticket: Freightliner
FRUEHAUF INC. 2027

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TFL Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 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
88793084 Aug 25, 2026 CA L1 VICTORVILLE AREA 1
88791689 Aug 25, 2026 CA L2 DESERT HILLS IF 1
88738790 Aug 15, 2026 CA L2 MT. PASS IF 0
88623688 Aug 4, 2026 CA L3 CACHE CREEK 2
88599973 Aug 3, 2026 UT L1 2 OOS
88538394 Jul 28, 2026 NV L1 SLOAN CHECKSITE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87376152 Mar 17, 2026 CA L1 1XPBD49X8RD610253
85353178 Jul 14, 2025 CA L5 1XPBD49X8RD610253

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