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Roadside Inspection 89155063

Roadside inspection on Oct 1, 2026 in California • Carrier: NICHOLS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 3462097) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
0
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89155063
Date:
Oct 1, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Operating authority:
MC1130435
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3926534 (IN)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
0
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.34 violations per inspection across 174 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
0
Cleaner than median (1)
Median of 119,020 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 16,226 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
0
1 fewer than the median (1)
Compared to 504,328 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
60 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
5
17 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
28 violations · 2 OOS · 2.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
60
84 violations · 9 OOS · 1.40 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (28 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.34 per inspection).

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH8RN627601 IN 3926534 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9JL059547 OR HV95992 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2018 —
No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89318740 Oct 21, 2026 NV L3 NV 3 —
89249340 Oct 12, 2026 ID L2 CALDWELL ID 4 —
89233792 Oct 7, 2026 WA L3 FEDERAL WAY WA 1 —
89228383 Oct 5, 2026 WA L3 GRANDVIEW WA 1 —
89023557 Sep 12, 2026 WA L2 FEDERAL WAY WA 2 OOS
88997001 Sep 10, 2026 WA L2 FEDERAL WAY WA 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84534128 Apr 24, 2025 WA L2 4V4NC9EH8RN627601 OOS
82751439 Sep 23, 2024 WA L1 4V4NC9EH8RN627601 —
80373066 Dec 12, 2023 WA L3 4V4NC9EH8RN627601 —
79632563 Sep 9, 2023 MT L3 4V4NC9EH8RN627601 —

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Recent activity at COTTONWOOD IF

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