Roadside Inspection 88544957

Roadside inspection on Jul 27, 2026 in California • Carrier: EMPIRE TRUCKING CORPORATION (USDOT 2592287) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88544957
Date:
Jul 27, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RAINBOW IF
Operating authority:
MC909429
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP81306 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.12 violations per inspection across 52 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,444 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at RAINBOW IF
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,548 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 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)
26%
19 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
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
12 violations · 2 OOS · 2.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
46 violations · 7 OOS · 2.42 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-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X2ND830093 CA YP81306 PETERBILT 579 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A209R021613 CA 4WW6494 REITNOUER INC
Ticket: Rntr
Reitnouer Inc 2009

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47D2-BLTBD Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
89035330 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 5
89018909 Sep 16, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS IF 1
88612285 Aug 3, 2026 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 6 OOS
88538396 Jul 28, 2026 NV L1 SLOAN CHECKSITE 3
88376737 Jul 8, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 1 OOS
88349583 Jul 8, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87976522 May 27, 2026 CA L2 1RNF48A209R021613
87976522 May 27, 2026 CA L2 1XPBD49X2ND830093
85805345 Sep 8, 2025 CA L1 1XPBD49X2ND830093 OOS
85805345 Sep 8, 2025 CA L1 1RNF48A209R021613 OOS
85714814 Sep 5, 2025 CA L2 1XPBD49X2ND830093
85714814 Sep 5, 2025 CA L2 1RNF48A209R021613
84566706 May 1, 2025 NV L3 1XPBD49X2ND830093
84672569 Apr 14, 2025 CA L2 1RNF48A209R021613 OOS

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