Roadside Inspection 88866749

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in California • Carrier: KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 428823) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88866749
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2516002 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 0.77 violations per inspection across 10,881 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 101,325 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 18,067 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 418,475 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)
61%
2843 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
207
141 violations · 30 OOS
Prior 90 days
559
376 violations · 74 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2843
1962 violations · 342 OOS · 0.69 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 393.47A-BCFSAD-SA (Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.47A-BCFSAD-SA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH8PN338585 IN 2516002 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K8RS046014 IN PE61792 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCFSAD-SA Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
88882987 Sep 2, 2026 SC L3 BLACKSBURG SC 1
88882860 Sep 2, 2026 CA L2 HONEY LAKE SCALES 1
88877315 Sep 2, 2026 CA L2 GILROY IF 0
88878988 Sep 1, 2026 IN L2 TERRE HAUTE IN 0
88877669 Sep 1, 2026 UT L1 ST. GEORGE UT 2 OOS
88872187 Sep 1, 2026 CA L2 COTTONWOOD IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88866950 Aug 31, 2026 CA L1 4V4NC9EH8PN338585
87469243 Mar 30, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EH8PN338585
86671256 Dec 11, 2025 CA L1 3H3V532K8RS046014
86326665 Nov 12, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH8PN338585
86040474 Sep 12, 2025 NV L1 3H3V532K8RS046014
85341902 Jul 24, 2025 CA L1 4V4NC9EH8PN338585 OOS
84396415 Apr 10, 2025 CA L1 4V4NC9EH8PN338585
83666647 Jan 18, 2025 CA L3 3H3V532K8RS046014

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Recent activity at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF

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