Roadside Inspection 88998221

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in California • Carrier: ROYAL LINKAGE INC (USDOT 4220658) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88998221
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-15 N/B S/OF SR-138
Carrier (USDOT):
ROYAL LINKAGE INC (4220658)
Operating authority:
MC1631308
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP66244 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
3
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.79 violations per inspection across 86 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 48,887 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at I-15 N/B S/OF SR-138
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,009 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
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 613,816 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
10%
42 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
5
29 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
32 violations · 2 OOS · 4.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
218 violations · 18 OOS · 5.19 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0JSHW5651 CA ZP66244 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537FM838110 CA 4UH1106 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSOA State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. General/Admin

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
89025154 Sep 15, 2026 AZ L2 TONOPAH AZ 8 OOS
88967925 Sep 11, 2026 CA L2 SR-14 NB PIT SCALE 6
88875852 Sep 1, 2026 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 5
88811530 Aug 26, 2026 CA L3 SACRAMENTO 3
88802729 Aug 26, 2026 CA L2 BARSTOW AREA 4 OOS
88715413 Aug 16, 2026 CA L2 MADERA AREA 11 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87975899 May 26, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR0JSHW5651 OOS
87930574 May 20, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR0JSHW5651 OOS
87540067 Apr 8, 2026 CA L2 1UYVS2537FM838110
87515589 Apr 3, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS2537FM838110
87143897 Feb 24, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR0JSHW5651 OOS
86276330 Nov 6, 2025 IN L2 1UYVS2537FM838110
85568504 Aug 21, 2025 PA L3 1UYVS2537FM838110
85208048 Jul 11, 2025 PA L3 1UYVS2537FM838110

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