Roadside Inspection 88549410

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in California • Carrier: AUCTION EXCHANGE INC (USDOT 2520707) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88549410
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T800 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G98388 (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 21.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,474 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,431 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 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)
13%
8 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
12 violations · 2 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
18 violations · 2 OOS · 2.25 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 3.4× their typical violation rate (12 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.19 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDD40X0RR373840 CA 9G98388 KENWORTH T800 1994
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1LH440VHXJ1A26137 CA 4RR1133 LANDOLL CORPORATION
Ticket: Lanl
440A 2018

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) 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
88230006 Jun 23, 2026 CA L2 CONEJO IF 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87119801 Feb 18, 2026 CA L1 1XKDD40X0RR373840
83960411 Feb 5, 2025 CA L1 1LH440VHXJ1A26137
83719238 Jan 17, 2025 CA L3 1LH440VHXJ1A26137
83579190 Jan 9, 2025 CA L3 1LH440VHXJ1A26137
83450612 Dec 20, 2024 NV L3 1LH440VHXJ1A26137

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