Roadside Inspection 88791676

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in California • Carrier: PEPES FOODS INC (USDOT 2777516) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L4
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 4

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88791676
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US101 SB N OF LUCAS VALLEY
Carrier (USDOT):
PEPES FOODS INC (2777516)
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
36909S3 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

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

Compared to the median Level 4 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.71 violations per inspection across 62 prior records
vs typical at US101 SB N OF LUCAS VALLEY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 554 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 4 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,193 Level 4 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 19.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 4 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
16%
25 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
3
17 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
30 violations · 4 OOS · 3.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
78 violations · 7 OOS · 3.12 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JT9G4S56750 CA 36909S3 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2016

Violations Cited

3 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
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.30-B Battery - Not protected. 3 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
88744843 Aug 19, 2026 CA L2 WB PERALTA SCALE 9
88703897 Aug 14, 2026 CA L3 3 OOS
88701276 Aug 14, 2026 CA L3 1975 W LOWELL AVE, TRACY 5 OOS
88382860 Jul 10, 2026 CA L2 NIMITZ IF 2 OOS
88360232 Jul 9, 2026 CA L2 US101 SB N OF LUCAS VALLEY 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88137117 Jun 10, 2026 CA L2 5PVNJ8JT9G4S56750
85716640 Sep 5, 2025 CA L2 5PVNJ8JT9G4S56750
82565060 Sep 3, 2024 CA L2 5PVNJ8JT9G4S56750
79614194 Aug 31, 2023 CA L3 5PVNJ8JT9G4S56750
78512802 Apr 29, 2023 CA L1 5PVNJ8JT9G4S56750

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