Roadside Inspection 88802215

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in California • Carrier: NICHOLLS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2644812) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88802215
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LITTLE RIVER SCALES
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
20253L2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.72 violations per inspection across 32 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 98,094 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at LITTLE RIVER SCALES
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 506 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
18%
11 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 · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
19 violations · 2 OOS · 1.73 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.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X0KD607617 CA 20253L2 PETERBILT 389 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RESC6206WC981603 CA 4BW7434 Reli

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88823854 Aug 27, 2026 CA L1 CA 2
88820961 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 LITTLE RIVER SCALES 0
88694078 Aug 13, 2026 CA L2 US-101 AT AG STATION 0
88613340 Aug 5, 2026 CA L2 US-101 AT AG STATION 2

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