Roadside Inspection 88968730

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in California • Carrier: METEOR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 842593) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88968730
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAJON SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
METEOR EXPRESS INC (842593)
Operating authority:
MC372171
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Coronado TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1208348 (AL)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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 slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.96 violations per inspection across 226 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 72,655 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CAJON SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,356 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 600,531 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
48 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.22 per inspection
Prior 365 days
48
61 violations · 7 OOS · 1.27 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 9 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.96 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALXFB007LDLW4540 AL 1208348 FREIGHTLINER Coronado 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC124810L3193160 TN 048785T MANAC TRAILERS USA
Ticket: Mntr
Manac 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 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
89050692 Sep 21, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0 —
89045814 Sep 20, 2026 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 0 —
88879791 Sep 2, 2026 MS L3 TISHOMINGO COUNTY MS 0 —
88663281 Aug 9, 2026 AL L3 — 0 —
88599921 Aug 3, 2026 LA L3 — 1 —
88568112 Jul 31, 2026 NC L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87234128 Mar 3, 2026 MO L1 3ALXFB007LDLW4540 OOS
85634599 Aug 28, 2025 MI L3 3ALXFB007LDLW4540 OOS
83730274 Jan 27, 2025 MI L2 3ALXFB007LDLW4540 —
78788792 May 31, 2023 MI L1 3ALXFB007LDLW4540 —

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