Roadside Inspection 88828992

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in California • Carrier: TCI ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 3370496) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88828992
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3683343 (IN)

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 5.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.71 violations per inspection across 275 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 98,896 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,186 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
63%
117 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
7
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
20 violations · 4 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
117
86 violations · 14 OOS · 0.74 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 393.201B-FR (Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing., severity weight 2). (393.201B-FR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWD24PDUM5020 IN 3683343 FREIGHTLINER M2 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201B-FR Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing. 2 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
88749218 Aug 19, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 4
88745227 Aug 19, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0
88686434 Aug 12, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC CVEF 0
88679242 Aug 11, 2026 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 0
88662293 Aug 10, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
88573378 Jul 31, 2026 CA L3 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87978486 May 28, 2026 CA L2 3ALACWD24PDUM5020
83117575 Nov 5, 2024 CA L5 3ALACWD24PDUM5020
79501480 Aug 22, 2023 CA L1 3ALACWD24PDUM5020 OOS
79477471 Aug 22, 2023 CA L4 3ALACWD24PDUM5020 OOS

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