Roadside Inspection 88969058

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in California • Carrier: MARX TOWING INC (USDOT 857643) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
0
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88969058
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILROY IF
Carrier (USDOT):
MARX TOWING INC (857643)
Operating authority:
MC377870
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
61720B2 (CA)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
0
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.33 violations per inspection across 105 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
0
Cleaner than median (1)
Median of 104,371 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at GILROY IF
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 17,983 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
0
1 fewer than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
65%
26 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
14 violations · 2 OOS · 1.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
26
19 violations · 2 OOS · 0.73 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 4.2× their typical violation rate (14 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.33 per inspection).

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMEL6GG179907 CA 61720B2 RAM 5500 2016
No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88969035 Sep 11, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
88865614 Aug 31, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 3 OOS
88603446 Aug 4, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
88598985 Aug 3, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 5
88487924 Jul 22, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
88472016 Jul 20, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88865614 Aug 31, 2026 CA L1 3C7WRMEL6GG179907 OOS
85638159 Aug 25, 2025 CA L1 3C7WRMEL6GG179907
81331976 Apr 8, 2024 CA L1 3C7WRMEL6GG179907
78885813 Jun 5, 2023 CA L1 3C7WRMEL6GG179907

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Recent activity at GILROY IF

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