Roadside Inspection 88934280

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in California • Carrier: GARY JOHNSTON (USDOT 2739769) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
88934280
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LITTLE RIVER SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
GARY JOHNSTON (2739769)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
7X95347 (CA)

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 13.

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 Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,378 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at LITTLE RIVER SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 559 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 444,667 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
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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X9YD507519 CA 7X95347 PETERBILT 379 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JNSS4121FH000768 CO 8819481 JET COMPANY INC. Jet Company Inc. 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
89036041 Sep 18, 2026 CA L2 US-101 AT AG STATION 0
88826618 Aug 27, 2026 CA L1 CA 2 OOS
88703486 Aug 14, 2026 CA L1 LITTLE RIVER SCALES 0
88604753 Aug 4, 2026 CA L1 LITTLE RIVER SCALES 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
UGGH000963 Apr 8, 2025 CA L1 1XP5DB9X9YD507519
81561432 May 7, 2024 CA L1 1XP5DB9X9YD507519

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