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Roadside Inspection 89256934

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2026 in California • Carrier: VK TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2834840) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89256934
Date:
Oct 12, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Operating authority:
MC948299
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE393I (FL)

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 18.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.59 violations per inspection across 69 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 81,408 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,299 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 673,539 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
21 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
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
18 violations · 2 OOS · 0.86 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 393.130B-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles., severity weight 7). (393.130B-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR4MLMJ2102 FL XE393I FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTE532AXL3217688 ME 5693118 BENSON/WABASH
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Aluminium Flatbed 2020 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.130B-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 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
89313131 Oct 20, 2026 WA L3 GRANDVIEW WA 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87249053 Mar 6, 2026 SD L1 1FUJHHDR4MLMJ2102 OOS
87249053 Mar 6, 2026 SD L1 1TTE532AXL3217688 OOS
85608369 Aug 25, 2025 PA L1 1FUJHHDR4MLMJ2102 —
80923142 Feb 22, 2024 MO L3 1FUJHHDR4MLMJ2102 —
80019890 Oct 25, 2023 WY L1 1FUJHHDR4MLMJ2102 OOS
78666210 May 16, 2023 AZ L1 1TTE532AXL3217688 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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