Roadside Inspection 88838271
Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in California • Carrier: MEL XPRESS INC (USDOT 1824524) • Vehicle: UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER SEMI-TRAILER
Vehicle: OK
Driver: OK
CVSA L2
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 88838271
- Date:
- Aug 28, 2026
- State:
- California
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 0
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- CASTAIC IF
- Carrier (USDOT):
- MEL XPRESS INC (1824524)
- Vehicle:
- UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer SEMI-TRAILER
- Plate:
- 9G87824 (CA)
- VIN:
- 1UYVS2536GU497946
What this inspection means
This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.
Severity context
How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?
vs this carrier's typical
0
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.22 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
0
Cleaner than median (1)
Median of 67,844 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 13,562 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
0
1 fewer than the median (1)
Compared to 554,421 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
Prior 30 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1UYVS2536GU497946 | CA 9G87824 | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER | Utility Trailer Manufacturer | 2016 | — |
| 2 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3AKJHHDR2KSKF4954 | ME 5391377 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2019 | — |
No violations cited during this inspection.
Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)
Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88858756 | Aug 31, 2026 | CA | L3 | SIMI VALLEY | 2 | — |
| 88550185 | Jul 29, 2026 | CA | L2 | CASTAIC IF | 1 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88550185 | Jul 29, 2026 | CA | L2 | 1UYVS2536GU497946 | — |
| 88550185 | Jul 29, 2026 | CA | L2 | 3AKJHHDR2KSKF4954 | — |
Related records
Carrier
MEL XPRESS INC
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Station
CASTAIC IF
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State
Inspections in California
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Level
Level II — Walk-Around
All inspections at this CVSA level.
Vehicle
VIN 1UYVS2536GU497946
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Plate
9G87824 (CA)
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Reference
FMCSR Violations
Violation-code reference library.
Recent activity at CASTAIC IF
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88874109 | Sep 1, 2026 | WESTERN EXPRESS INC | 0 | — |
| 88873810 | Sep 1, 2026 | V & G LOGISTICS LLC | 1 | — |
| 88873603 | Sep 1, 2026 | RECOATING WEST INC | 0 | — |
| 88872202 | Sep 1, 2026 | ONE WAY UP TRANSPORT LLC | 3 | OOS |
| 88872200 | Sep 1, 2026 | EL NEGRITO TRANSPORTATION LLC | 1 | — |
| 88871857 | Sep 1, 2026 | SANDOKAN FREIGHT LLC | 2 | — |