Roadside Inspection 88680119

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in California • Carrier: KJ CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 1210141) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88680119
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
KJ CARRIERS LLC (1210141)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AN00432 (AZ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.97 violations per inspection across 177 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 98,896 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,607 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
48%
54 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
4
4 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
54
71 violations · 7 OOS · 1.31 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-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 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
88797023 Aug 24, 2026 AZ L2 CHANDLER AZ 3 OOS
88765036 Aug 20, 2026 CA L3 GILROY IF 1
88692292 Aug 13, 2026 CA L2 CACHE CREEK SCALE 0
88600341 Aug 2, 2026 AZ L1 3 OOS
88486330 Jul 21, 2026 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1 OOS
88459309 Jul 19, 2026 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86999972 Feb 3, 2026 CA L1 1XKYD49X1SJ141966
86166023 Oct 28, 2025 SD L3 1XKYD49X1SJ141966
86166023 Oct 28, 2025 SD L3 5V8VC5328RT401036
84483199 Apr 22, 2025 CA L3 5V8VC5328RT401036
84424343 Apr 10, 2025 GA L3 5V8VC5328RT401036

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