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Roadside Inspection 89067403

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2026 in California • Carrier: SOUTH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3888337) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89067403
Date:
Sep 22, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Operating authority:
MC1428749
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL24266 (AZ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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 Level 1 median in California
9
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 107,986 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 17,075 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
9
8 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
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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD54GSHB1826 AZ AL24266 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0629HT105422 AZ DL1206 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1987 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209E-SPSLA Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43D-BIPBS Brake - Inoperative or missing trailer Spring Brake. 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 —
393.205A-WRC Wheel/Rim - Rim, spoke wheel, or adapter cracked. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 1 Hours of Service —
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
88910566 Sep 3, 2026 AZ L2 FLAGSTAFF AZ 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88910566 Sep 3, 2026 AZ L2 1GRAA0629HT105422 —
88910566 Sep 3, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJGLD54GSHB1826 —
87914807 May 19, 2026 NM L3 3AKJGLD54GSHB1826 —
87295594 Mar 10, 2026 NM L2 3AKJGLD54GSHB1826 OOS
85018743 Jun 20, 2025 NM L2 3AKJGLD54GSHB1826 —
87439541 Apr 11, 2025 NM L1 3AKJGLD54GSHB1826 —

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