Roadside Inspection 89190834

Roadside inspection on Oct 6, 2026 in California • Carrier: BAY AREA TOW INC (USDOT 2765257) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89190834
Date:: Oct 6, 2026
State:: California
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: WALNUT CREEK SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):: BAY AREA TOW INC (2765257)
Vehicle:: RAM 4500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:: 16854J4 (CA)
VIN:: 3C7WRKALXPG638883

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

On par with carrier average

Carrier averages 0.32 violations per inspection across 62 prior records

vs Level 1 median in California

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 112,047 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026

vs typical at WALNUT CREEK SCALES

Cleaner than station median (1)

Median of 661 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

1 fewer than the median (1)

Compared to 467,121 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

88%

24 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

No inspections in this window

Prior 90 days

0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection

Prior 365 days

5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.21 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	3C7WRKALXPG638883	CA 16854J4	RAM	4500	2023	—

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	OOS
89190276	Oct 6, 2026	CA	L1	WALNUT CREEK SCALES	—
89189742	Oct 6, 2026	CA	L1	WALNUT CREEK SCALES	—
89187797	Oct 6, 2026	CA	L1	OAKLAND	—
88638306	Aug 7, 2026	CA	L1	I-680 NB K PLATFORM SCALES	—
88636903	Aug 7, 2026	CA	L1	OAKLAND	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
88239572	Jun 23, 2026	CA	L1	3C7WRKALXPG638883	—

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Carrier

BAY AREA TOW INC

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Safety

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Station

WALNUT CREEK SCALES

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State

Inspections in California

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Level

Level I — North American Standard

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Vehicle

VIN 3C7WRKALXPG638883

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Plate

16854J4 (CA)

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Reference

FMCSR Violations

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Recent activity at WALNUT CREEK SCALES

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89282421	Oct 16, 2026	DAY-LEE FOODS INC	1	—
89282201	Oct 16, 2026	DC FREIGHT TRUCKING LLC	1	—
89281780	Oct 16, 2026	BAY HAULING LLC	3	—