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Roadside Inspection 89131153

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2026 in California • Carrier: DESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 661337) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89131153
Date:
Sep 29, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TEMPLETON AREA
Operating authority:
MC309755
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A073299 (UT)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 24.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 230 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,604 Level 3 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at TEMPLETON AREA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 499 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,489 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
49%
80 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
8
13 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
20 violations · 4 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
80
70 violations · 11 OOS · 0.88 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EJ3VN719618 UT A073299 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2027 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532B0RM319886 ID TU3531 WABASH VANS ARCTIC LITE 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 Unsafe Driving —
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service —
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service 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
89077307 Sep 23, 2026 CA L3 BUTTONWILLOW AREA 2 —
89042993 Sep 19, 2026 NV L1 SLOAN CHECKSITE 1 —
89038607 Sep 17, 2026 AZ L1 PAGE AZ 6 —
88994037 Sep 14, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN CHECKSITE 0 —
88963490 Sep 10, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN I-15 NB 0 —
88883395 Sep 2, 2026 CA L3 I-15 N/B S/OF SR-138 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88371750 Jul 9, 2026 CA L3 4V4BC9EJ3VN719618 —
83250104 Nov 24, 2024 UT L3 1JJV532B0RM319886 —
83051465 Oct 30, 2024 NV L3 1JJV532B0RM319886 OOS

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