Roadside Inspection 89015988

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in California • Carrier: TRADEWINDS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1063285) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89015988
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RATTLESNAKE SCALES
Operating authority:
MC256153
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Frgh
Plate:
YAKP573 (OR)

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 0.

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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.47 violations per inspection across 412 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 107,444 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at RATTLESNAKE SCALES
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 321 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 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)
71%
99 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
8
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
9 violations · 2 OOS · 0.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
99
49 violations · 12 OOS · 0.49 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD55ESFT5306 OR YAKP573 FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: Frgh
Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4WWGGB6B86N609877 OR HU08939 WILSON TRAILER CO. 2006

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
89054771 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 RATTLESNAKE SCALES 0
89004963 Sep 15, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1
88978815 Sep 12, 2026 NV L2 REGION 3 0
88961813 Sep 10, 2026 CA L3 MADERA AREA 1
88925527 Sep 7, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN CHECKSITE 1 OOS
88855821 Aug 31, 2026 CA L1 HONEY LAKE SCALES 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83083992 Nov 1, 2024 NV L3 3AKJGLD55ESFT5306
79178646 Jul 12, 2023 CA L1 4WWGGB6B86N609877

Related records

Recent activity at RATTLESNAKE SCALES

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
89054938 Sep 21, 2026 JIM FRUITT TRUCKING INC 0
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89054401 Sep 21, 2026 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 0
89054353 Sep 21, 2026 S&L MEAT SALES COMPANY 0