Roadside Inspection 88862851

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in California • Carrier: TRISTAR GROUND LLC (USDOT 4404535) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88862851
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CACHE CREEK
Carrier (USDOT):
TRISTAR GROUND LLC (4404535)
Operating authority:
MC1729456
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP97578 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

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 Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,167 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CACHE CREEK
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,587 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 443,839 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
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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD52GSGR9213 CA ZP97578 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D3GL907415 CA 4UG1344 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
395.8F5-HOSM HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to record truck or tractor and trailer unit number, or license number and state for each 24 hour period. Date Hours of Service

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
89028305 Sep 16, 2026 AZ L2 CASA GRANDE AZ 11 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89028305 Sep 16, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJGLD52GSGR9213 OOS
87880075 May 15, 2026 AZ L2 1JJV532D3GL907415 OOS
82854691 Oct 7, 2024 AR L3 1JJV532D3GL907415
82756930 Sep 24, 2024 NM L2 1JJV532D3GL907415
82722423 Sep 14, 2024 AZ L3 1JJV532D3GL907415
79830251 Oct 3, 2023 NM L3 1JJV532D3GL907415

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