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Roadside Inspection 88620790

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2026 in California • Carrier: ZAM TRANS INC (USDOT 2836098) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88620790
Date:
Aug 5, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
ZAM TRANS INC (2836098)
Operating authority:
MC948893
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP84203 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 207 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 110,726 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,513 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 458,716 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)
56%
63 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.42 per inspection
Prior 365 days
63
62 violations · 8 OOS · 0.98 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 12 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.92 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EG1SN677494 CA ZP84203 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0626LB156360 ME 5356365 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2020 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service —

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
89122584 Sep 28, 2026 MO L3 WILLOW SPRINGS MO 0 —
89092807 Sep 24, 2026 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 0 —
88733326 Aug 18, 2026 SD L3 — 0 —
88725784 Aug 17, 2026 CA L2 DONNER PASS IF 1 —
88693895 Aug 13, 2026 CA L1 WB PERALTA SCALE 2 —
88486636 Jul 22, 2026 OR L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88328599 Jul 6, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EG1SN677494 —
87409508 Mar 25, 2026 WY L3 1GR1A0626LB156360 —
87193467 Mar 2, 2026 CA L1 1GR1A0626LB156360 —
86711784 Dec 31, 2025 MT L3 1GR1A0626LB156360 —
85814198 Sep 17, 2025 NM L2 1GR1A0626LB156360 —
84796547 May 21, 2025 MN L3 1GR1A0626LB156360 —
83894096 Feb 17, 2025 NV L3 1GR1A0626LB156360 —

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Recent activity at COTTONWOOD IF

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89134765 Sep 30, 2026 SOUTHERN TRAIL LLC 0 —