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Roadside Inspection 88937664

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in California • Carrier: COLUMBIA ELECTRIC INC (USDOT 2667738) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88937664
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SB SCALES NIMITZ
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 537 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
08996E4 (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 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.89 violations per inspection across 64 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 76,972 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SB SCALES NIMITZ
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 312 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 630,045 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
14 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
1
3 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
14 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 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 393.43D-B (Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly., severity weight 4). (393.43D-B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPMHJ7X0TD788416 CA 08996E4 PETERBILT 537 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DSB232N1517Z2170 CA 4WC5086 DITCH WITCH T18B 2005 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 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
89142842 Sep 30, 2026 CA L2 HAYWARD 6 OOS
89105553 Sep 25, 2026 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0 —
88425367 Jul 15, 2026 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87315825 Mar 16, 2026 CA L1 1DSB232N1517Z2170 —
87315825 Mar 16, 2026 CA L1 1NPMHJ7X0TD788416 —
84658811 May 8, 2025 CA L1 1DSB232N1517Z2170 —

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