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Roadside Inspection 89249947

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2026 in California • Carrier: VIKINGS LLC (USDOT 3296172) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89249947
Date:
Oct 10, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
VIKINGS LLC (3296172)
Operating authority:
MC1044624
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
209189H (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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 0.89 violations per inspection across 164 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 117,868 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 16,680 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 497,089 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)
51%
47 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
11
17 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
19 violations · 3 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
47
47 violations · 6 OOS · 1.00 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 IL 209189H FREIGHTLINER M2 2017 —

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 —
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
393.11A1-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 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
89317667 Oct 21, 2026 CT L2 GREENWICH 1 —
89324093 Oct 20, 2026 FL L3 CRESTVIEW FL 0 —
89316053 Oct 20, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89313833 Oct 20, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 —
89304429 Oct 18, 2026 TN L3 HARTFORD TN 1 —
89224786 Oct 9, 2026 OK L1 LOVE PORT OF ENTRY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89304429 Oct 18, 2026 TN L3 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 —
88893611 Sep 2, 2026 VA L3 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 —
87244382 Mar 6, 2026 CA L1 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 —
86094151 Oct 14, 2025 NM L1 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 —
85771796 Sep 12, 2025 OK L2 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 —
84794481 May 27, 2025 SC L3 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 —
83945540 Feb 22, 2025 NM L3 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 —
82985733 Oct 22, 2024 TN L1 3ALACWDT6HDHV2086 OOS

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