Roadside Inspection 88733932

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: ACAR TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4116994) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88733932
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
ACAR TRUCKING LLC (4116994)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K163AA (NJ)

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 22.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.44 violations per inspection across 114 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 98,094 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,984 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
38%
96 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
15
22 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
64 violations · 11 OOS · 1.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
96
137 violations · 19 OOS · 1.43 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-TALS (Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TALS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1KN196590 NJ K163AA VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K8NS344539 TN 497216T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TALS Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 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
88797401 Aug 25, 2026 VA L1 PAMPLIN VA 2 OOS
88707428 Aug 14, 2026 OR L3 1 OOS
88678106 Aug 11, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS IF 0
88651460 Aug 9, 2026 NM L2 0
88648956 Aug 9, 2026 CT L2 0
88635334 Aug 7, 2026 LA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88707428 Aug 14, 2026 OR L3 3H3V532K8NS344539 OOS
88707428 Aug 14, 2026 OR L3 4V4NC9EH1KN196590 OOS
84544673 Apr 29, 2025 PA L3 3H3V532K8NS344539
83560448 Jan 7, 2025 AR L3 4V4NC9EH1KN196590
80846176 Feb 14, 2024 MD L1 4V4NC9EH1KN196590

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