Roadside Inspection 88840741

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in California • Carrier: SMILE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3224722) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88840741
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UKIAH AREA - RIDGEWOOD SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
SMILE TRUCKING LLC (3224722)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
15471S3 (CA)

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 16.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.94 violations per inspection across 32 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,444 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at UKIAH AREA - RIDGEWOOD SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 189 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 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)
55%
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
4
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.45 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPCLP0X3RD896660 CA 15471S3 PETERBILT 567 2024

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLDL State/Local Laws - Misc. driver's license violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
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
88960490 Sep 10, 2026 CA L3 SANTA ROSA 1
88871006 Sep 1, 2026 CA L3 SANTA ROSA 1
88840576 Aug 27, 2026 CA L1 UKIAH AREA - RIDGEWOOD SCALE 2 OOS
88627903 Aug 6, 2026 CA L3 S/B MARIN SCALES 0
88611679 Aug 5, 2026 CA L2 LAKEVILLE HWY N OF SR-37 1 OOS
88602033 Aug 4, 2026 CA L2 S/B MARIN SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88960490 Sep 10, 2026 CA L3 1NPCLP0X3RD896660
88602033 Aug 4, 2026 CA L2 1NPCLP0X3RD896660
87398370 Mar 23, 2026 CA L3 1NPCLP0X3RD896660
86908855 Jan 7, 2026 CA L5 1NPCLP0X3RD896660
84031687 Mar 3, 2025 CA L2 1NPCLP0X3RD896660
83018677 Oct 24, 2024 CA L1 1NPCLP0X3RD896660

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