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Roadside Inspection 88895836

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2026 in California • Carrier: UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 1162977) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88895836
Date:
Sep 2, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Operating authority:
MC468507
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3366760 (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 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 this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.56 violations per inspection across 1,632 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 111,409 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,415 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 462,796 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)
58%
57 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
7
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.39 per inspection
Prior 365 days
57
35 violations · 9 OOS · 0.61 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 18 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.56 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLFGXRSVK5529 IN 3366760 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC41263H1001490 IN PD58519 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2017 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
89157401 Sep 30, 2026 MD L2 JOPPATOWNE MD 4 —
88964647 Sep 9, 2026 CA L2 CAJON SCALES 1 —
88888912 Sep 2, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC CVEF 0 —
88857564 Aug 31, 2026 CA L2 INDUSTRY 0 —
88806489 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0 —
88801707 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 1 —

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