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Roadside Inspection 89124293

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2026 in California • Carrier: EMPIRE CARGO LLC (USDOT 3876111) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89124293
Date:
Sep 28, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE CARGO LLC (3876111)
Operating authority:
MC1420593
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RP21053 (WA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.41 violations per inspection across 136 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 76,212 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,048 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 624,622 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
28%
43 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
1
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
12 violations · 1 OOS · 2.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
120 violations · 11 OOS · 2.79 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HSDZAPR6LN254722 WA RP21053 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0622NJ407642 TN 159831T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service —

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
89145020 Sep 30, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN CHECKSITE 0 —
89102082 Sep 24, 2026 AZ L2 GOODYEAR AZ 3 —
88798015 Aug 25, 2026 OR L3 UMATILLA OR 3 OOS
88672875 Aug 7, 2026 WA L2 — 2 —
88599994 Aug 3, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87621793 Apr 20, 2026 OR L2 1GR1P0622NJ407642 OOS
87416123 Mar 24, 2026 UT L1 3HSDZAPR6LN254722 —
86989413 Feb 6, 2026 UT L3 3HSDZAPR6LN254722 —
86982965 Feb 4, 2026 UT L3 3HSDZAPR6LN254722 —
86964952 Feb 3, 2026 OR L1 1GR1P0622NJ407642 —
86861599 Jan 22, 2026 OR L1 3HSDZAPR6LN254722 OOS
86332838 Nov 13, 2025 UT L3 3HSDZAPR6LN254722 —
86280503 Nov 7, 2025 ID L2 1GR1P0622NJ407642 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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