Roadside Inspection 88809896

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in California • Carrier: EWALL TRUCKS INC (USDOT 2497014) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

100% of violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 88809896
Date:: Aug 26, 2026
State:: California
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 2
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):: EWALL TRUCKS INC (2497014)
Operating authority:: MC865148
Vehicle:: FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: 89617A (NV)
VIN:: 3AKJHHDRXLSLU3502

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 4.

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

On par with carrier average

Carrier averages 1.84 violations per inspection across 120 prior records

vs Level 1 median in California

Heavier than median (1)

Median of 111,187 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026

vs typical at WHISKEYTOWN SCALES

Heavier than station median (1)

Median of 1,391 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

1 more than the median (1)

Compared to 461,072 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)

20%

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

1 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

12 violations · 2 OOS · 4.00 per inspection

Prior 365 days

60 violations · 7 OOS · 2.40 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (12 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.84 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 393.205C-WR (Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken., severity weight 2). (393.205C-WR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	3AKJHHDRXLSLU3502	NV 89617A	FREIGHTLINER	Cascadia	2020	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1GRDM9624GH726626	CA 4PK3005	GREAT DANE TRAILERS	Great Dane Trailers	2016	—

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.205C-WR	Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.	2	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS
396.5B-HWSL	HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking.	2	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Vehicle Maintenance

2 violations

2 OOS

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
89161107	Oct 1, 2026	CA	L2	MISSION GRADE IF	1	—
89136464	Sep 29, 2026	OR	L1	KLAMATH FALLS OR	8	OOS
89067667	Sep 22, 2026	OR	L2	LAKEVIEW OR	3	OOS
88638609	Aug 6, 2026	CA	L2	CAJON SCALES	1	—
88346918	Jul 8, 2026	CA	L2	VICTORVILLE AREA	3	OOS
88307014	Jul 2, 2026	UT	L2	—	8	OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
86845381	Jan 15, 2026	CA	L2	1GRDM9624GH726626	OOS
86704239	Jan 2, 2026	UT	L3	1GRDM9624GH726626	—
85663434	Aug 29, 2025	CA	L3	1GRDM9624GH726626	—
85117990	Jun 27, 2025	NV	L3	1GRDM9624GH726626	—
85072869	Jun 26, 2025	NM	L2	3AKJHHDRXLSLU3502	—
84904884	Jun 1, 2025	CA	L1	1GRDM9624GH726626	—
84482266	Apr 22, 2025	CA	L1	1GRDM9624GH726626	—
84000083	Feb 26, 2025	TX	L2	3AKJHHDRXLSLU3502	—

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Related records

Carrier

EWALL TRUCKS INC

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Safety

Carrier crash history

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Authority

MC865148

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Station

WHISKEYTOWN SCALES

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State

Inspections in California

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Level

Level I — North American Standard

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Vehicle

VIN 3AKJHHDRXLSLU3502

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Plate

89617A (NV)

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Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at WHISKEYTOWN SCALES

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89096403	Sep 24, 2026	S D SEIFERT COMPANY INC	0	—
89095614	Sep 24, 2026	WARDS CONCRETE INC	2	OOS
89095612	Sep 24, 2026	NICK BARBIERI TRUCKING LLC	1	—
89095586	Sep 24, 2026	NXT GEN TRANSPORTATION LLC	2	—
89095584	Sep 24, 2026	JB LOGISTICS EXPRESS INC	7	OOS