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Roadside Inspection 89247928

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2026 in California • Carrier: WILLIAMS TANK LINES LLC (USDOT 229047) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89247928
Date:
Oct 12, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Operating authority:
MC197435
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
73723B3 (CA)

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 8.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 1,281 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 116,897 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,432 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 491,909 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)
73%
293 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
21
17 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
42
30 violations · 4 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
293
156 violations · 17 OOS · 0.53 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 1NPBL49X6MD749108 CA 73723B3 PETERBILT 579 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTPA2521N7110079 CA 4UG3612 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
89298762 Oct 19, 2026 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 1 —
89288616 Oct 16, 2026 CA L5 FRESNO AREA 0 —
89284886 Oct 16, 2026 CA L5 FRESNO AREA 0 —
89284800 Oct 16, 2026 CA L5 FRESNO AREA 0 —
89284696 Oct 16, 2026 US L1 CHOWCHILLA CA 0 —
89283439 Oct 16, 2026 CA L5 FRESNO AREA 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89273322 Oct 15, 2026 CA L1 1NPBL49X6MD749108 —
89273322 Oct 15, 2026 CA L1 5HTPA2521N7110079 —
81580135 May 10, 2024 CA L1 1NPBL49X6MD749108 OOS

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