Roadside Inspection 88759521

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in California • Carrier: M&L 1TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3235428) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88759521
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S/B MIRANDA SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
M&L 1TRANSPORT LLC (3235428)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF83BX (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 19.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.47 violations per inspection across 30 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 68,156 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at S/B MIRANDA SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 190 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
17 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
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
42 violations · 4 OOS · 7.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
73 violations · 8 OOS · 4.29 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.0× their typical violation rate (42 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 3.47 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X7MJ436641 FL DF83BX KENWORTH T680 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP062XFT596952 FL QA73KQ GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1985

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker 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
88781957 Aug 23, 2026 LA L2 1
88712610 Aug 16, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0
88698445 Aug 13, 2026 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 2 OOS
88413056 Jul 13, 2026 AZ L2 11 OOS
88391939 Jul 11, 2026 LA L3 0
88235155 Jun 23, 2026 AZ L1 17 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88413056 Jul 13, 2026 AZ L2 1GRAP062XFT596952 OOS
88413056 Jul 13, 2026 AZ L2 1XKYDP9X7MJ436641 OOS
88391939 Jul 11, 2026 LA L3 1XKYDP9X7MJ436641
88391939 Jul 11, 2026 LA L3 1GRAP062XFT596952
87580585 Apr 11, 2026 SC L2 1GRAP062XFT596952 OOS
87391890 Mar 23, 2026 LA L2 1GRAP062XFT596952 OOS
86201196 Oct 30, 2025 CA L1 1XKYDP9X7MJ436641
85423818 Aug 5, 2025 CA L3 1XKYDP9X7MJ436641

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