Roadside Inspection 88743543

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: IRON MECHANICAL INC (USDOT 2619158) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88743543
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
W/B ANTELOPE SCALES
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
91726S2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.61 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 98,094 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at W/B ANTELOPE SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 279 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
2
1 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)
25%
8 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 · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
3 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.38 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 396.3A1-CDTDMF (Coupling - Semi-Trailer, drawbar missing fasteners., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-CDTDMF)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRSBL5GG151489 CA 91726S2 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4RADU162XSK101362 CA 4WL9700 INTERSTATE WEST CORP
Ticket: Intt
2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
396.3A1-CDTDMF Coupling - Semi-Trailer, drawbar missing fasteners. 3 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
88692830 Aug 13, 2026 CA L3 ANTELOPE E/B 1 OOS
88227465 Jun 23, 2026 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88692830 Aug 13, 2026 CA L3 3C7WRSBL5GG151489 OOS
87411449 Mar 26, 2026 CA L2 3C7WRSBL5GG151489

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