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Roadside Inspection 89462971

Roadside inspection on Nov 5, 2026 in California • Carrier: DEADHEAD TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3689437) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89462971
Date:
Nov 5, 2026
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CACHE CREEK SCALES
Operating authority:
MC1286521
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH83590 (PA)

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 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.76 violations per inspection across 333 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 84,772 Level 2 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at CACHE CREEK SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,019 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 702,750 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)
32%
148 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
22 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
35
57 violations · 13 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
148
302 violations · 37 OOS · 2.04 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X8NJ472761 PA AH83590 KENWORTH T680 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5325TT601802 TN 629841T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2026 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.88 Television/video display device - Improperly located. 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
89399250 Oct 29, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89388475 Oct 27, 2026 OH L2 GALION OH 3 OOS
89386858 Oct 27, 2026 FL L2 LEE FL 1 —
89358940 Oct 26, 2026 IA L2 IA 2 —
89344297 Oct 22, 2026 TX L1 TX 0 —
89290185 Oct 17, 2026 IA L2 IA 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88392815 Jul 13, 2026 CA L3 1XKYDP9X8NJ472761 —
88005899 May 30, 2026 GA L3 5V8VC5325TT601802 —
87856382 May 13, 2026 OH L3 5V8VC5325TT601802 —
87554656 Apr 13, 2026 MT L3 5V8VC5325TT601802 —
87027166 Feb 11, 2026 UT L3 5V8VC5325TT601802 —
86873189 Jan 22, 2026 AZ L3 5V8VC5325TT601802 OOS
86738926 Jan 7, 2026 KS L2 5V8VC5325TT601802 —
86596998 Dec 17, 2025 MT L3 5V8VC5325TT601802 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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