Roadside Inspection 88892986

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2026 in Washington • Carrier: NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 3462097) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88892986
Date:
Sep 2, 2026
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RIDGEFIELD WA
Operating authority:
MC1130435
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YCDJ832 (OR)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.33 violations per inspection across 170 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Washington
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,251 Level 3 inspections in Washington during 2026
vs typical at RIDGEFIELD WA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,916 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 616,088 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
60 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
3
12 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
21 violations · 0 OOS · 2.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
60
84 violations · 9 OOS · 1.40 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EH1KN227728 OR YCDJ832 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF4820981085117 WA 23769AL TRANSCRAFT Transcraft 2008

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving

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
89023557 Sep 12, 2026 WA L2 FEDERAL WAY WA 2 OOS
88997001 Sep 10, 2026 WA L2 FEDERAL WAY WA 4 OOS
88996647 Sep 10, 2026 WA L3 PORT ORCHARD WA 1
88882800 Sep 1, 2026 WA L2 GRANDVIEW WA 9
88826202 Aug 27, 2026 OR L1 CASCADE LOCKS OR 0
88750487 Aug 19, 2026 WA L3 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81372867 Apr 17, 2024 WA L3 4V4WC9EH1KN227728

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