Roadside Inspection 88970156

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in California • Carrier: WATSONTOWN TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 10715) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88970156
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-14 NB PIT SCALE
Operating authority:
MC133367
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH65679 (PA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.47 violations per inspection across 1,254 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 47,214 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SR-14 NB PIT SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,369 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
73%
384 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
32
25 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
91
52 violations · 10 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
384
161 violations · 31 OOS · 0.42 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0SN689015 PA AH65679 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S12E9534PE549452 PA PT870R0 STRICK COMMERCIAL TRAILER Strick Commercial Trailer 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving

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
88945022 Sep 9, 2026 NC L3 STATESVILLE NC 0
88943906 Sep 9, 2026 NC L3 ROWLAND NC 0
88938579 Sep 8, 2026 PA L3 MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP PA 1
88938353 Sep 8, 2026 PA L3 MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP PA 3
88932284 Sep 8, 2026 NC L2 ASHEVILLE NC 1 OOS
88922961 Sep 7, 2026 KY L1 LOUISVILLE KY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86471470 Dec 1, 2025 PA L3 4V4NC9EH0SN689015
86375690 Nov 18, 2025 CA L1 1S12E9534PE549452
82949905 Oct 20, 2024 IN L3 1S12E9534PE549452
80871038 Feb 16, 2024 AR L3 1S12E9534PE549452
78376346 Apr 17, 2023 KS L2 1S12E9534PE549452

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