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Roadside Inspection 89165354

Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2026 in California • Carrier: ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC (USDOT 61163) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89165354
Date:
Sep 30, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
Operating authority:
MC152430
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YAKT441 (OR)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.38 violations per inspection across 1,055 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 111,187 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,522 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 461,072 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
77%
265 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
13
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
42
20 violations · 3 OOS · 0.48 per inspection
Prior 365 days
265
100 violations · 21 OOS · 0.38 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X0VD854005 OR YAKT441 PETERBILT 579 2027 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533J3255919 OR HV06664 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89165588 Sep 30, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
89155784 Sep 29, 2026 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
89125315 Sep 29, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1 —
89129888 Sep 28, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1 OOS
89123445 Sep 26, 2026 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 1 —
89100072 Sep 24, 2026 CA L2 SR-20 AT BLUE LAKES 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89019371 Sep 17, 2026 CA L3 1UYVS2533J3255919 —
88374221 Jul 10, 2026 CA L3 1UYVS2533J3255919 —
86594885 Dec 14, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2533J3255919 —
86247282 Nov 5, 2025 CA L3 1UYVS2533J3255919 —
86325328 Nov 4, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2533J3255919 —
84835480 May 30, 2025 AZ L3 1UYVS2533J3255919 —
82502296 Aug 25, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS2533J3255919 —

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Recent activity at DUNSMUIR GRADE IF

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