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Roadside Inspection 89141451

Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2026 in California • Carrier: LORD & SONS INC (USDOT 2657181) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89141451
Date:
Sep 30, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S/B NIMITZ SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
LORD & SONS INC (2657181)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH 548CH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
59840M4 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 103 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 76,779 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at S/B NIMITZ SCALE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 165 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 628,402 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
25 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
4
4 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
21 violations · 9 OOS · 0.84 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 393.110B2I-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1,100 lbs., severity weight 3). (393.110B2I-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHM6XXMM439530 CA 59840M4 KENWORTH 548CH 1991 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.110B2I-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1,100 lbs. 3 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
89140466 Sep 30, 2026 NV L1 GARSON CHECKSITE 0 —
88970915 Sep 11, 2026 CA L2 NIMITZ IF 2 OOS
88960717 Sep 10, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0 —
88956525 Sep 9, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0 —
88943949 Sep 9, 2026 CA L2 I-680 NB @ ANDRADE RD 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79858983 Oct 5, 2023 CA L3 2NKHHM6XXMM439530 —

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