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Roadside Inspection 89106590

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in California • Carrier: MICHAEL D FENTERS (USDOT 569385) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89106590
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
MICHAEL D FENTERS (569385)
Operating authority:
MC329852
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Frgh
Plate:
YAJM364 (OR)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.80 violations per inspection across 87 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 74,582 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 17,720 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 613,336 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
28 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
3
16 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
21 violations · 0 OOS · 2.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
33 violations · 3 OOS · 1.18 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.9× their typical violation rate (21 violations across 9 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.80 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 OR YAJM364 FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: Frgh
Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534L2989333 OR HW08762 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service —
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 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
89064859 Sep 22, 2026 CA L3 SB SANTA NELLA PLATFORM SCALES 8 —
89043631 Sep 19, 2026 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
89001670 Sep 15, 2026 CA L2 MADERA AREA 8 —
88734352 Aug 18, 2026 CA L2 BUTTONWILLOW AREA 1 —
88625017 Aug 4, 2026 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 1 —
88536776 Jul 26, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89043631 Sep 19, 2026 CA L2 1UYVS2534L2989333 —
89043631 Sep 19, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 —
87577487 Apr 11, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 OOS
85213761 Jul 1, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 —
85210886 Jul 1, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 OOS
84097110 Mar 5, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 OOS
83569962 Jan 8, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 —
83159815 Nov 5, 2024 CA L2 3AKJHHDR3NSMW4939 —

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Recent activity at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89110888 Sep 26, 2026 TIREHUB LLC 0 —