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Roadside Inspection 88998928

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in California • Carrier: VSS INTERNATIONAL INC (USDOT 359994) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88998928
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
Operating authority:
MC490539
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP81593 (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 29.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.28 violations per inspection across 108 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 109,757 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,576 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,059 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
51 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
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
26 violations · 2 OOS · 5.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
59 violations · 5 OOS · 1.16 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 4.1× their typical violation rate (26 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.28 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X5LD732575 CA XP81593 PETERBILT 579 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMA1452521025620 CA 4UB3608 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2002 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.70C-CDTDMF Coupling - Full Trailer, drawbar missing fasteners. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.70C-CDTDSM Coupling - Full Trailer, drawbar slider movement more than 1/4 inch. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9B2-DFICD Driver - Failing to inspect the cargo and devices used to secure the cargo within the first 50 miles after beginning a trip. 1 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
89099270 Sep 24, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —
89064110 Sep 22, 2026 CA L2 ANTELOPE E/B 3 OOS
88787667 Aug 25, 2026 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 5 —
88546028 Jul 27, 2026 AZ L2 — 10 —
88485902 Jul 22, 2026 OR L2 — 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87021902 Feb 9, 2026 CA L5 1PMA1452521025620 —
84483011 Apr 22, 2025 CA L1 1PMA1452521025620 —
82230084 Jul 25, 2024 CA L3 1XPBD49X5LD732575 —

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