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Roadside Inspection 89269798

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2026 in California • Carrier: MTL XPRESS INC (USDOT 4014166) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89269798
Date:
Oct 9, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
Carrier (USDOT):
MTL XPRESS INC (4014166)
Operating authority:
MC1512258
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP83918 (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 11.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.04 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 116,848 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 16,404 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 491,447 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)
37%
30 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
9
19 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
41 violations · 4 OOS · 2.93 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
71 violations · 9 OOS · 2.37 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 393.207B-AALPME-OOS (More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged., severity weight 7). (393.207B-AALPME-OOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X2LJ220919 CA ZP83918 KENWORTH T680 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0626EW702294 CA 4TN9825 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2014 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207B-AALPME-OOS More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 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
89269782 Oct 9, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
89197295 Oct 5, 2026 CA L3 COTTONWOOD IF 2 —
89174604 Oct 4, 2026 OR L3 WOODBURN OR 3 OOS
89179207 Oct 3, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 5 OOS
89179174 Oct 3, 2026 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
89143453 Sep 30, 2026 OR L3 WOODBURN OR 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89269782 Oct 9, 2026 CA L1 1XKYD49X2LJ220919 —
89269782 Oct 9, 2026 CA L1 1GRAA0626EW702294 —
89143453 Sep 30, 2026 OR L3 1XKYD49X2LJ220919 —
89111445 Sep 25, 2026 OR L2 1XKYD49X2LJ220919 —
85836300 Sep 17, 2025 WA L3 1GRAA0626EW702294 —
85037879 Jun 25, 2025 OR L3 1XKYD49X2LJ220919 OOS
85035820 Jun 24, 2025 OR L3 1XKYD49X2LJ220919 OOS
84287304 Mar 29, 2025 CA L2 1XKYD49X2LJ220919 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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