Roadside Inspection 88912600

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in California • Carrier: EXCEL TRANS MANAGEMENT INC (USDOT 2574872) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
88912600
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Operating authority:
MC900451
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP80873 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver 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 22.

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 1.70 violations per inspection across 189 prior records
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 DESERT HILLS IF
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,166 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
40 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
10
19 violations · 2 OOS · 1.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
83 violations · 10 OOS · 2.08 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH4JN965839 CA ZP80873 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532DXJL047584 CA 4RE6374 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207F-SLAS Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes. 7 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
89017494 Sep 10, 2026 CA L5 ONTARIO 1
89017484 Sep 10, 2026 CA L5 ONTARIO 1
89017309 Sep 10, 2026 CA L5 ONTARIO 1
88518879 Jul 24, 2026 CA L3 DESERT HILLS IF 1 OOS
88424984 Jul 15, 2026 NM L3 1
88414675 Jul 14, 2026 CA L2 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89017494 Sep 10, 2026 CA L5 1JJV532DXJL047584
88518879 Jul 24, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EH4JN965839 OOS
87100025 Sep 12, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9EH4JN965839
85491791 Aug 13, 2025 LA L3 4V4NC9EH4JN965839
85136365 Jul 6, 2025 AR L3 1JJV532DXJL047584
85130585 Jul 4, 2025 AZ L2 4V4NC9EH4JN965839 OOS
84488523 Apr 23, 2025 NM L3 1JJV532DXJL047584
82364635 Aug 9, 2024 CA L2 1JJV532DXJL047584 OOS

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