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Roadside Inspection 88737028

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: BLAISDELL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2511949) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88737028
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Operating authority:
MC936949
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL18579 (AZ)

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 19.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.42 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,986 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
6
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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 447,267 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)
0%
10 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
15 violations · 3 OOS · 3.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
45 violations · 5 OOS · 4.50 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X9LD659454 AZ AL18579 PETERBILT 579 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1W91H5024FM288623 CA 4VS1369 WILKENS INDUSTRIES, INC Wilkens Industries, Inc Trailer 2015 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 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
88901634 Sep 2, 2026 AZ L3 YUMA AZ 3 —
88876689 Aug 31, 2026 AZ L2 YUMA AZ 3 —
88487805 Jul 21, 2026 CA L2 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 4 OOS
88281631 Jun 29, 2026 CA L2 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 2 OOS
88281501 Jun 29, 2026 CA L3 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88901634 Sep 2, 2026 AZ L3 1XPBDP9X9LD659454 —
88281631 Jun 29, 2026 CA L2 1XPBDP9X9LD659454 OOS
88281631 Jun 29, 2026 CA L2 1W91H5024FM288623 OOS
87549611 Apr 9, 2026 AZ L2 1XPBDP9X9LD659454 OOS
86919080 Jan 28, 2026 AZ L2 1XPBDP9X9LD659454 —
84828855 May 29, 2025 CA L1 1XPBDP9X9LD659454 —
82153451 Jul 16, 2024 CA L1 1XPBDP9X9LD659454 —
81466343 Apr 23, 2024 AZ L2 1W91H5024FM288623 —

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