Roadside Inspection 88744478

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (USDOT 668918) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88744478
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RAINBOW IF
Operating authority:
MC311704
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
08259U1 (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 24.

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 1.01 violations per inspection across 95 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,167 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at RAINBOW IF
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,593 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 443,839 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)
64%
33 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
8 violations · 1 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
33 violations · 4 OOS · 1.00 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACXDT1FHGB5209 CA 08259U1 FREIGHTLINER M2 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
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

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
88985686 Sep 10, 2026 LA L2 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 0
88982571 Sep 10, 2026 GA L3 THOMSON GA 0
88614389 Aug 5, 2026 NC L1 0
88591820 Aug 3, 2026 NC L1 0
88420366 Jul 14, 2026 MS L3 0
88272820 Jun 29, 2026 CA L1 WB PERALTA SCALE 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87091963 Feb 17, 2026 CA L2 1FVACXDT1FHGB5209 OOS
81088406 Mar 12, 2024 CA L2 1FVACXDT1FHGB5209

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