Roadside Inspection 89031098

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in California • Carrier: US MEGA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2570540) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89031098
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAJON SCALES
Operating authority:
MC898207
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1246515 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.12 violations per inspection across 226 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,378 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CAJON SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,372 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 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)
47%
104 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
13
10 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
17 violations · 4 OOS · 0.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
104
101 violations · 13 OOS · 0.97 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (17 violations across 38 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.12 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 393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 (Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side., severity weight 3). (393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9SSVT1278 IL P1246515 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9LL194451 ME 5673572 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling - Slider latching fasteners - More than 25% ineffective on either side. 3 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
89035426 Sep 18, 2026 NM L3 NM 0
89033060 Sep 18, 2026 NC L2 LEXINGTON NC 1 OOS
89028237 Sep 16, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0
88992388 Sep 12, 2026 IL L3 3 LANE INTERSTATE 1
88989394 Sep 11, 2026 SD L3 TILFORD SD 0
88958505 Sep 10, 2026 NC L3 LUMBERTON NC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88222820 Jun 23, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDR9SSVT1278
85313099 Jul 23, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR9SSVT1278 OOS
84832614 May 29, 2025 AZ L3 3AKJHHDR9SSVT1278 OOS
83281396 Nov 29, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHHDR9SSVT1278
82909865 Oct 15, 2024 LA L3 3AKJHHDR9SSVT1278

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