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Roadside Inspection 89063248

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2026 in California • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89063248
Date:
Sep 22, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
Operating authority:
MC100666
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3HW539 (OK)

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 16.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,800 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,661 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,638 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 447,267 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)
63%
1196 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
104
68 violations · 12 OOS
Prior 90 days
255
137 violations · 30 OOS · 0.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1196
744 violations · 146 OOS · 0.62 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 1XKYD49X7PJ232912 OK 3HW539 KENWORTH T680 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2531HA916809 OK 4919LR UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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 —
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
89065546 Sep 22, 2026 KY L3 CAMPBELLSVILLE KY 0 —
89063183 Sep 22, 2026 KS L2 RUSSELL COUNTY - 167 0 —
89066095 Sep 21, 2026 TX L2 TX 1 OOS
89054513 Sep 21, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 0 —
89050818 Sep 21, 2026 MS L2 PIKE COUNTY MS 0 —
89058935 Sep 20, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88110232 Jun 9, 2026 VA L2 1UYFS2531HA916809 —
84611931 May 8, 2025 OR L1 1XKYD49X7PJ232912 —
84594962 May 6, 2025 CA L1 1XKYD49X7PJ232912 —
84519902 Apr 29, 2025 OH L3 1UYFS2531HA916809 —
85346713 Apr 23, 2025 MO L2 1XKYD49X7PJ232912 OOS
83785839 Jan 31, 2025 SD L1 1UYFS2531HA916809 OOS
83698276 Jan 24, 2025 NM L3 1XKYD49X7PJ232912 —
83238613 Nov 18, 2024 GA L3 1XKYD49X7PJ232912 —

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Recent activity at WHISKEYTOWN SCALES

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