Roadside Inspection 88862020

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in California • Carrier: JOHN WHEELER LOGGING INC (USDOT 2848027) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88862020
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RED BLUFF
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9H28854 (CA)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 109 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 100,891 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at RED BLUFF
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 292 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 416,521 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
26 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
11
19 violations · 4 OOS · 1.73 per inspection
Prior 365 days
26
26 violations · 6 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.0× their typical violation rate (19 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.84 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDD40X2GR473306 CA 9H28854 KENWORTH T8 Series 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C9GW442441772060 CA 4WP6025 COZAD TRAILER SALES COZAD TRAILER SALES 2004

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201A-FRCLS Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker 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
88834155 Aug 26, 2026 CA L2 COTTONWOOD IF 1
88727460 Aug 17, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1
88684001 Aug 12, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0
88697803 Aug 10, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1 OOS
88370846 Jul 9, 2026 CA L1 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 2
88307376 Jul 2, 2026 CA L1 RED BLUFF 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84231744 Feb 26, 2025 CA L5 1XKDD40X2GR473306
84149894 Feb 26, 2025 CA L5 1C9GW442441772060

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