Roadside Inspection 88549583

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in California • Carrier: STAR MILLING CO (USDOT 476046) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88549583
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
STAR MILLING CO (476046)
Vehicle:
MACK CXU (Pinnacle) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP87270 (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 4.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.97 violations per inspection across 30 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 99,998 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 412,922 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)
50%
14 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
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
5 violations · 0 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
13 violations · 1 OOS · 0.93 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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AW09Y1GM058097 CA XP87270 MACK CXU (Pinnacle) 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TDH42224FB145928 CA 4MP9486 TIMPTE, INC Timpte 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
88833703 Aug 27, 2026 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 2 OOS
88728806 Aug 17, 2026 CA L1 SANTA NELLA SCALES 4 OOS
88580409 Jul 30, 2026 AZ L2 1 OOS
88384809 Jul 8, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 5
88073281 Jun 8, 2026 CA L2 BISHOP SCALES 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87184388 Mar 2, 2026 CA L1 1M1AW09Y1GM058097
84309866 Apr 3, 2025 CA L1 1TDH42224FB145928
83790762 Feb 3, 2025 CA L1 1TDH42224FB145928 OOS
82970262 Oct 22, 2024 CA L1 1TDH42224FB145928
80188456 Nov 14, 2023 CA L1 1M1AW09Y1GM058097

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