Roadside Inspection 88745012

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2026 in California • Carrier: START AUTO LLC (USDOT 5639124) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88745012
Date:
Aug 19, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
START AUTO LLC (5639124)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
RIMF29 (FL)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 44,348 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,261 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRSCL9LG248168 FL RIMF29 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5WKBE3633M1071393 FL PPY4B FREEDOM TRAILERS, LLC
Ticket: Frdm
Freedom Trailers, LLC 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. General/Admin
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
88809814 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 TEMPLETON AREA 9 OOS
88816080 Aug 25, 2026 TX L2 TX 3
88741130 Aug 18, 2026 OH L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87051818 Feb 13, 2026 OH L2 3C7WRSCL9LG248168
86749555 Jan 7, 2026 NC L1 3C7WRSCL9LG248168 OOS
84993804 Jun 17, 2025 UT L3 3C7WRSCL9LG248168
84166936 Mar 18, 2025 OK L1 3C7WRSCL9LG248168

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