Roadside Inspection 88696227

Roadside inspection on Aug 11, 2026 in California • Carrier: SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC (USDOT 29124) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88696227
Date:
Aug 11, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P269105 (LA)

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 2 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 0.70 violations per inspection across 6,356 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 68,156 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 17,426 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
62%
1732 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
109
81 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
363
241 violations · 44 OOS · 0.66 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1732
1066 violations · 190 OOS · 0.62 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUBHSDV5MLMH1654 LA P269105 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 FULL TRAILER 1JJV281D5DL744611 LA J325279 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2013
3 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP5616FK251234 LA L735822 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1985

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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
88883107 Sep 2, 2026 OR L1 WOODBURN OR 0
88882883 Sep 2, 2026 CA L2 VICTORVILLE AREA 1
88877580 Sep 2, 2026 KY L1 KUTTAWA KY 1
88884012 Sep 1, 2026 IL L3 HIGHWAY 0
88878220 Aug 31, 2026 TN L2 MASON TN 0
88863403 Aug 31, 2026 NM L2 NM 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80710697 Jan 29, 2024 CA L2 1FUBHSDV5MLMH1654
79311176 Aug 1, 2023 CA L2 1FUBHSDV5MLMH1654

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