Roadside Inspection 88543706

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in California • Carrier: NORTHWEST CARRIER EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1465714) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88543706
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RP27455 (WA)

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 8.

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 1.13 violations per inspection across 137 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,474 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,484 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 414,924 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)
53%
55 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
55
52 violations · 11 OOS · 0.95 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716 WA RP27455 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D3FL879209 WA 37714AC WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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

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
88473154 Jul 19, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
88178085 Jun 17, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87704984 Apr 28, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716
87480701 Apr 1, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716
87376751 Mar 22, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716
87001411 Feb 5, 2026 WA L3 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716
86719422 Jan 5, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716
86729950 Dec 26, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716 OOS
86729741 Dec 22, 2025 CA L2 1JJV532D3FL879209 OOS
86477811 Dec 4, 2025 OR L2 3AKJHHDR9LSLR4716 OOS

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