Roadside Inspection 89026015

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in California • Carrier: TORNADO RAIN INC (USDOT 4146691) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89026015
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
TORNADO RAIN INC (4146691)
Operating authority:
MC1591092
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TEMP (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.53 violations per inspection across 279 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 72,521 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,166 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
137 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
14
71 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
43
180 violations · 19 OOS · 4.19 per inspection
Prior 365 days
137
432 violations · 51 OOS · 3.15 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-ATIS (Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-ATIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR2GSGP4735 TX TEMP FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K9RS016052 CA 4WR5681 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-ATIS Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
395.8F1-HOSM HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Time: 5 Hours of Service 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
89030760 Sep 16, 2026 CA L3 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 0
89029876 Sep 16, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
89006656 Sep 14, 2026 AZ L2 YUMA AZ 4 OOS
88984079 Sep 12, 2026 AZ L2 VAIL AZ 5 OOS
88966233 Sep 9, 2026 AZ L2 TUCSON AZ 9 OOS
88930461 Sep 8, 2026 CA L3 DESERT HILLS IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89006656 Sep 14, 2026 AZ L2 3H3V532K9RS016052 OOS
88966233 Sep 9, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJGLDR2GSGP4735 OOS
88697193 Aug 12, 2026 AZ L2 3H3V532K9RS016052 OOS
88513494 Jul 23, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJGLDR2GSGP4735 OOS
88106411 Jun 9, 2026 NM L1 3H3V532K9RS016052
86228045 Oct 31, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLDR2GSGP4735
86129732 Oct 21, 2025 NM L3 3H3V532K9RS016052
84044719 Mar 5, 2025 CA L3 3AKJGLDR2GSGP4735

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