Roadside Inspection 88913498

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in California • Carrier: NORTHBOUND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2839776) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88913498
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CACHE CREEK SCALE
Operating authority:
MC954106
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RP07311 (WA)

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.43 violations per inspection across 35 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,444 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CACHE CREEK SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,884 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,924 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)
50%
18 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
2
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
28 violations · 2 OOS · 1.56 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.43 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 WA RP07311 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3ELA6RX25NG002287 WA 25962AK ATRO ATRO 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47D2-BLTBD Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47D2-BLTBD Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness. 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
89029078 Sep 17, 2026 CA L2 BUTTONWILLOW AREA 13 —
88811674 Aug 25, 2026 WA L1 GRANDVIEW WA 3 —
88690759 Aug 9, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
88539005 Jul 28, 2026 WA L3 — 0 —
88339737 Jul 7, 2026 OR L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87069638 Feb 12, 2026 CA L2 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 —
85758448 Sep 9, 2025 UT L3 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 —
85042034 Jun 25, 2025 OR L3 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 —
84855977 May 31, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 —
84809195 May 27, 2025 AZ L2 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 —
81596914 May 8, 2024 AZ L2 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 —
80672194 Jan 22, 2024 CA L3 3ELA6RX25NG002287 —
79272170 Jul 27, 2023 WA L3 4V4NC9EH9MN282068 —

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