Roadside Inspection 88801898

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in California • Carrier: PLD TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 977650) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88801898
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
PLD TRANSPORT INC (977650)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K831318 (AR)

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 48.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.07 violations per inspection across 527 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 66,646 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,040 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 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)
56%
176 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
11
8 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
27 violations · 6 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
176
164 violations · 29 OOS · 0.93 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.7A-D Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
88746931 Aug 20, 2026 OK L3 COLBERT SCALES ON US69 0
88760942 Aug 19, 2026 MT L3 0
88744130 Aug 18, 2026 AZ L2 3 OOS
88741046 Aug 18, 2026 AZ L3 0
88668319 Aug 11, 2026 OR L3 0
88663541 Aug 10, 2026 OH L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87975479 May 26, 2026 TN L3 1FUJHHDRXPLUK3898
86836407 Jan 15, 2026 LA L3 5V8VC5322PM304146
86824471 Jan 12, 2026 WA L3 1FUJHHDRXPLUK3898
86563359 Dec 10, 2025 WA L3 5V8VC5322PM304146
86176591 Oct 28, 2025 OR L3 5V8VC5322PM304146
85861214 Sep 22, 2025 TN L3 1FUJHHDRXPLUK3898
84139937 Mar 14, 2025 WA L3 1FUJHHDRXPLUK3898
84059381 Mar 6, 2025 SD L3 5V8VC5322PM304146

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