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Roadside Inspection 88691081

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2026 in California • Carrier: MC CARGO INC (USDOT 2384786) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88691081
Date:
Aug 13, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Carrier (USDOT):
MC CARGO INC (2384786)
Operating authority:
MC819334
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G09304 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.80 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 108,970 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,537 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 451,301 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)
60%
15 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
11 violations · 1 OOS · 0.73 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.80 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDR6LSLY7662 CA 9G09304 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533GM704311 ME 5606154 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service 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
89089045 Sep 23, 2026 TN L3 FLAG POND TN 1 —
88821627 Aug 25, 2026 SC L1 CHAPIN SC 2 —
88412517 Jul 14, 2026 SC L1 — 1 —
88197083 Jun 18, 2026 TN L3 — 0 —
88191707 Jun 18, 2026 CA L3 GRAPEVINE IF 0 —

Related records

Recent activity at CASTAIC IF

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89091127 Sep 24, 2026 FENCEWORKS LLC 0 —
89091110 Sep 24, 2026 IRON HORSE EXPRESS INC 0 —
89091109 Sep 24, 2026 HUB GROUP DEDICATED LLC 2 OOS