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Roadside Inspection 88858270

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in California • Carrier: RICARDO'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1645365) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88858270
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Operating authority:
MC605961
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T7 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP91737 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 35.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.55 violations per inspection across 132 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 80,252 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,046 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 663,174 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
32 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
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
7 violations · 1 OOS · 2.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
103 violations · 7 OOS · 3.22 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 177.834A-HMC (HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation., severity weight 10). (177.834A-HMC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKFDP9X3CJ296643 CA XP91737 KENWORTH T7 Series 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W84L865000 CA 4TA9048 WABASH
Ticket: Trailer
Wabash National Corporation 2004 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
177.834A-HMC HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation. 10 Hazardous Materials OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving —
172.516C5-HMPMC HM (Placarding) - Failure to display placard(s) so words or identification number printed on it are displayed horizontally, reading from left to right. 5 Hazardous Materials —
172.519B1-HMPMC HM (Placarding) - Except as provided in 172.332, each placard must be as described in this subpart, and except for size and color, the printing, inner border and symbol must be as shown in §§172.521 through 172.560 of this subpart, as appropriate. 5 Hazardous Materials —
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89284227 Oct 16, 2026 US L1 SAN DIEGO CA 2 —
89285662 Oct 13, 2026 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 2 —
89099098 Sep 25, 2026 OR L2 WOODBURN OR 4 OOS
89096147 Sep 24, 2026 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 2 OOS
89075964 Sep 22, 2026 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 4 OOS
88860062 Aug 31, 2026 CA L2 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 6 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89096147 Sep 24, 2026 CA L2 1XKFDP9X3CJ296643 OOS
87444435 Mar 30, 2026 CA L2 1JJV532W84L865000 —
87155604 Feb 23, 2026 CA L1 1XKFDP9X3CJ296643 OOS
86773278 Jan 12, 2026 US L2 1XKFDP9X3CJ296643 OOS
86770312 Jan 6, 2026 CA L2 1JJV532W84L865000 —
86770312 Jan 6, 2026 CA L2 1XKFDP9X3CJ296643 —
86285844 Nov 6, 2025 CA L1 1JJV532W84L865000 OOS
86241324 Nov 3, 2025 US L2 1XKFDP9X3CJ296643 —

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