CARSON
Roadside inspection site in California • 4,228 inspections on record
CARSON is a roadside inspection site in California where state law-enforcement officers conduct commercial-vehicle inspections under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Inspectors have been on site within the last 30 days. Use this page to see how often the site is active, what violations inspectors most often cite, which carriers come through, and how the out-of-service rate compares to the state average.
High-activity inspection station
CARSON has hosted FMCSA-recorded inspections within the last 30 days. It's currently an active stop on the MCSAP enforcement circuit and you should expect inspectors on site at typical operating hours.
- Name:
- CARSON
- State:
- California (CA)
- Total Inspections:
- 4,228
- OOS Rate:
- 7.5%
- Active Since:
- Jan 1, 2020
- Latest Inspection:
- Apr 30, 2026
Ranks 27th by inspection volume in California • 3748th by OOS rate.
About This Inspection Site
CARSON is a roadside inspection location in California where FMCSA-certified inspectors conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This site has conducted 4,228 recorded inspections from Jan 1, 2020 to Apr 30, 2026 .
A total of 1,519 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 0.7. The out-of-service rate is 7.5%, meaning a moderate number of inspected vehicles or drivers are placed out of service for safety deficiencies.
This site has conducted 7 inspections involving hazardous materials violations, representing 0.2% of all inspections. HazMat inspections include verification of placarding, shipping papers, container integrity, and driver training documentation.
Inspections follow CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) North American Standard procedures and may include weight checks, credential verification, mechanical inspection, hours-of-service compliance review, and hazardous materials documentation checks. Vehicles or drivers that fail critical safety criteria are placed out of service until deficiencies are corrected.
Reported inspection-feed labels
Raw FMCSA reported-location label that have been recorded against this canonical inspection site. Each link opens the audit/evidence cluster page for that label — every inspection FMCSA filed under that exact reported text, in the California inspection feed. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.
Top Carriers Inspected Here
Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 25 by inspection count.
| # | Carrier | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUIK PICK EXPRESS LLC | 1,498 |
| 2 | DEPENDABLE HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC | 225 |
| 3 | AGRO MERCHANTS OAKLAND LLC | 67 |
| 4 | GD TRANS INC | 51 |
| 5 | PRICE TRANSFER INC | 34 |
| 6 | MV PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INC | 34 |
| 7 | CUSTOM AIR TRUCKING LLC | 27 |
| 8 | MHX - LLC | 26 |
| 9 | INTERGLOBO LOGISTICS NA INC | 26 |
| 10 | COMPASS GROUP USA INC | 25 |
| 11 | HENEAN TRUCKING INC | 19 |
| 12 | SERGIO DORADO JORGE ALONZO | 14 |
| 13 | MAERSK WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION SERVICES USA LLC | 13 |
| 14 | TRUCKING 2000 LLC | 13 |
| 15 | HEAVY WEIGHT TRANSPORT INC | 12 |
| 16 | UNITED RENTALS NORTH AMERICA INC | 10 |
| 17 | BRIDGES EXPRESS | 10 |
| 18 | KAG WEST ENERGY LLC | 9 |
| 19 | CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC | 9 |
| 20 | PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP | 9 |
| 21 | FRANCO TRUCKING INC | 9 |
| 22 | CDL LOGISTICS INC | 9 |
| 23 | CYLINDER ENTERPRISES INC | 9 |
| 24 | PACIFIC HARBOR TRANSPORT INC | 9 |
| 25 | CAN TRAIL TRANSPORTATION LLC | 9 |
Activity Heatmap
Inspections per month, last 24 months.
Peer Stations in California
Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.
OOS Rate vs California Average
How this site's out-of-service rate compares to the state-wide weighted average.
Carriers Inspected
Showing 50 of 1,518 (page 1 of 31)
Recent Inspections
4,228 inspections at this site (page 1 of 170)
How to use station-level data
- Note the station's typical activity hours. Use the activity heatmap on this page to see when CARSON has historically been most heavily staffed. FMCSA does not publish official hours, so the inspection record is the closest proxy.
- Check what level of inspection typically happens here. The Inspection Level Breakdown shows what mix of CVSA Level I, II, III, IV, V, and VI inspections this site runs. Expect the level-mix at the next visit to look similar.
- Review the most-cited violation codes. Codes that show up most often in the Top Violations table tell you what inspectors at this station focus on — often brake-system, lighting, tire, or hours-of-service items. These are the inspectors' hot buttons.
- Pre-trip your truck against those specific codes. Walk-around the tractor and trailer and physically verify each item the top codes describe. A 5-minute pre-trip aligned to this station's hot codes is far more efficient than a generic checklist.
- Track your own inspection history at /usdot/{your-USDOT}/inspections/. After every inspection, confirm the report shows up on your USDOT profile within 30 days. Disputes (DataQs) must be filed against your own record, not the station's.
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About FMCSA inspection stations
FMCSA inspection stations — sometimes called weigh stations, scales, or ports of entry — are the physical points where state law-enforcement officers stop commercial motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, weight checks, and credential verification. The federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funds the inspector workforce; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) defines the inspection-level standards (Levels I through VI). Every report becomes part of FMCSA's national inspection file, which is what TruckCodex mirrors here.
A station's "OOS rate" — out-of-service rate — measures the share of inspections that ended with the vehicle, driver, or both placed out of service. A high OOS rate doesn't necessarily mean the inspectors are stricter; more often it reflects the population of carriers passing through the corridor. A low OOS rate often means the station is on a route used by larger, well-maintained fleets running regular pre-trip programs.
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