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Roadside Inspection 88864903

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in California • Carrier: RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 4239538) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88864903
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Operating authority:
MC1641594
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP82091 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.90 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 82,179 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,199 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 680,267 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
6 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
12 violations · 0 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
17 violations · 1 OOS · 2.83 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (12 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.90 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR3LSLP7197 CA ZP82091 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1DW1C4828NS775080 TN U885094 STOUGHTON TRAILERS
Ticket: Hyundai Translead
Stoughton Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.21TC-MC Improper size/location/color of required cmv marking(s) — General/Admin —

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
89350453 Oct 23, 2026 AZ L3 CHANDLER AZ 4 —
88569129 Jul 29, 2026 AZ L3 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85633147 Aug 27, 2025 NM L1 3AKJHHDR3LSLP7197 —
83367887 Nov 27, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDR3LSLP7197 —
83258381 Nov 25, 2024 LA L3 3AKJHHDR3LSLP7197 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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