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Roadside Inspection 89039663

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in California • Carrier: TERMINEL LLC (USDOT 2290691) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
5
63% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89039663
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
TERMINEL LLC (2290691)
Operating authority:
MC782236
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP03443 (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 39.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 499 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 111,629 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,148 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 463,846 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)
52%
131 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
9
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
14 violations · 1 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
131
195 violations · 18 OOS · 1.49 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 393.207F-SASMD (Suspension - Air spring/bag is missing or is detached at the top or bottom., severity weight 7). (393.207F-SASMD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2MSMX6160 CA YP03443 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W04L887766 CA 4WV3168 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2004 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-SAPPAS Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207F-SASMD Suspension - Air spring/bag is missing or is detached at the top or bottom. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-ALATR Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.70B1I-CDFAM Coupling - Sliding fifth wheel fore/aft stop is missing/not secured. 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
89171670 Oct 3, 2026 CA L2 CALEXICO IF 2 —
88879816 Aug 31, 2026 CA L1 CALEXICO IF 2 —
88824747 Aug 25, 2026 CA L3 CALEXICO IF 0 —
88792969 Aug 24, 2026 CA L5 EL CENTRO 0 —
88792952 Aug 24, 2026 CA L5 EL CENTRO 0 —
88792951 Aug 24, 2026 CA L5 EL CENTRO 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88384843 Jul 8, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR2MSMX6160 OOS
86908077 Jan 23, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR2MSMX6160 —
85402479 Jul 30, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR2MSMX6160 OOS
84570137 Apr 29, 2025 US L3 1JJV532W04L887766 —
82442014 Aug 20, 2024 WA L1 1JJV532W04L887766 OOS
81637963 May 13, 2024 US L1 3AKJHHDR2MSMX6160 —
80167839 Nov 4, 2023 US L3 3AKJHHDR2MSMX6160 —
79669137 Sep 6, 2023 CA L1 1JJV532W04L887766 OOS

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