Roadside Inspection 89038479

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: THE MORNING STAR TRUCKING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 2657958) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89038479
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
MC1277946
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9H06729 (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 6.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.81 violations per inspection across 657 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 72,655 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at N/B SANTA NELLA PLATFORM SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 246 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 600,531 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)
26%
208 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
62
110 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
97
165 violations · 17 OOS · 1.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
208
384 violations · 39 OOS · 1.85 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 393.205C-WR (Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken., severity weight 2). (393.205C-WR)

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHKDV4NSMZ3252 CA 9H06729 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9K61N1XX1030071 CA 4KW2433 TUFF BOY SALES Tuff Boy Sales 1999 —
3 FULL TRAILER 1T9K61N20X1030072 CA 4JK7472 TUFF BOY SALES Tuff Boy Sales 1999 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 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
89054763 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 SB SANTA NELLA PLATFORM SCALES 3 —
89053582 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 1 —
89052891 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 0 —
89051885 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 2 —
89051360 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 0 —
89050674 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 S/B US-97 DORRIS AG STATION 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78416512 Apr 20, 2023 OR L2 3AKBHKDV4NSMZ3252 —

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