Roadside Inspection 88954970

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in California • Carrier: AMCAL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2070936) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
88954970
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MISSION GRADE IF
Operating authority:
MC723809
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP06302 (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 6.

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 1.00 violations per inspection across 107 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 70,520 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at MISSION GRADE IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,430 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 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
31 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
3
16 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
23 violations · 4 OOS · 2.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
48 violations · 11 OOS · 1.55 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.9× their typical violation rate (23 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8LSKN1501 CA ZP06302 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC4126551001390 TN T794079 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2005

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
88822544 Aug 26, 2026 CA L2 MISSION GRADE IF 1 OOS
88756065 Aug 19, 2026 CA L1 WB PERALTA SCALE 11 OOS
88665074 Aug 10, 2026 CA L2 MISSION GRADE IF 4 OOS
88495529 Jul 22, 2026 CA L3 MISSION GRADE IF 0
88481700 Jul 21, 2026 CA L2 MISSION GRADE IF 0
88428069 Jul 14, 2026 CA L3 MISSION GRADE IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88756065 Aug 19, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR8LSKN1501 OOS
87526794 Apr 7, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR8LSKN1501
87335985 Mar 17, 2026 CA L2 LJRC4126551001390
87335562 Mar 17, 2026 CA L2 LJRC4126551001390 OOS
87092866 Feb 17, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR8LSKN1501
86199944 Oct 27, 2025 CA L1 LJRC4126551001390 OOS
85182746 Jul 9, 2025 CA L3 LJRC4126551001390
84548279 Apr 28, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR8LSKN1501 OOS

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Recent activity at MISSION GRADE IF

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