Roadside Inspection 88733830

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: KAG WEST ENERGY LLC (USDOT 134406) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88733830
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
SANTA NELLA SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
KAG WEST ENERGY LLC (134406)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWK4532 (OH)

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 18.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 850 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 99,998 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SANTA NELLA SCALES
5
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 148 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
5
4 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)
52%
210 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
10
14 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
55
70 violations · 12 OOS · 1.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
210
225 violations · 35 OOS · 1.07 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X6LD673814 OH PWK4532 PETERBILT 579 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1BN2T44241P029764 IN P524216 BEALL TRAILERS Beall Trailers 2001

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47A-LJN Brakes - Loose/Missing Jam Nut 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201A-FRCLS Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88844985 Aug 27, 2026 CA L3 E/B SR-60 E/OF GILMAN SPRINGS 2 OOS
88802067 Aug 26, 2026 CA L2 SAN BERNARDINO 0
88801782 Aug 26, 2026 CA L2 SAN BERNARDINO 2
88761081 Aug 21, 2026 CA L3 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 0
88734082 Aug 18, 2026 CA L2 SAN BERNARDINO 0
88731033 Aug 18, 2026 CA L2 SAN BERNARDINO 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88102123 Jun 10, 2026 CA L1 1XPBDP9X6LD673814 OOS
88102123 Jun 10, 2026 CA L1 1BN2T44241P029764 OOS
88083612 Jun 9, 2026 CA L2 1XPBDP9X6LD673814
88083612 Jun 9, 2026 CA L2 1BN2T44241P029764
88091765 Jun 8, 2026 CA L2 1BN2T44241P029764
88091765 Jun 8, 2026 CA L2 1XPBDP9X6LD673814
83711559 Jan 24, 2025 CA L1 1BN2T44241P029764
82565911 Aug 30, 2024 CA L1 1BN2T44241P029764 OOS

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