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Roadside Inspection 89170808

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2026 in California • Carrier: GHITA UNDERGROUND ENGINEERING INC (USDOT 3070206) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89170808
Date:
Oct 2, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
42528L2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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 1.41 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 111,629 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 17,613 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 464,215 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)
25%
8 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
13 violations · 4 OOS · 1.63 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNBL4JG128553 CA 42528L2 RAM 5500 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5TJ2020L1325324 CA 4SP2549 PJ PJ 2020 —

Violations Cited

4 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 —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89170771 Oct 2, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
88765596 Aug 21, 2026 CA L1 I-680 NB K PLATFORM SCALES 1 OOS
88593358 Aug 3, 2026 CA L2 SAN JOQAUIN COUNTY 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89170771 Oct 2, 2026 CA L1 3C7WRNBL4JG128553 —
89170771 Oct 2, 2026 CA L1 4P5TJ2020L1325324 —
84507924 Apr 28, 2025 CA L2 4P5TJ2020L1325324 —
83899691 Feb 17, 2025 CA L2 4P5TJ2020L1325324 —
83578893 Jan 10, 2025 CA L1 4P5TJ2020L1325324 —
83097372 Nov 5, 2024 CA L1 3C7WRNBL4JG128553 —

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Recent activity at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF

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