Plate CA-36705E4
California · PTRB
Operating carrier of this plate
Wendt Construction Company Inc Active
- USDOT
- 1657120
- MC
- 648842
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Motor Carrier
- Based in
- Fortuna, CA
- Power units
- 18
- Drivers
- 9
- Inspections (24 mo)
- 8
- Crashes (24 mo)
- 0
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 37.5%
What this means
License plate CA-36705E4 appears in FMCSA inspection records 3 times. Currently assigned to one vehicle: VIN 1XPGDT9X5VD427841. Vehicle make on file: PTRB (STRAIGHT TRUCK). 1 out-of-service result across all inspections — investigate the operating carrier(s).
About this plate
Commercial license plate CA-36705E4 (California) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to one commercial vehicle. The most recent inspection activity under this plate was 2026-07-08. This page aggregates every vehicle, operator, and inspection we can tie to the plate — useful for accident investigation, fraud checks, and used-truck due diligence.
Vehicle on this plate
This plate is associated with a single vehicle, a 1997 PTRB 385 — VIN 1XPGDT9X5VD427841. The full spec decode, recall matches, and complete inspection record live on that vehicle's VIN page.
Combined inspection & out-of-service record
Across all vehicles on this plate there are 3 inspections on FMCSA record. Those produced 1 out-of-service order (~33.3% of inspections, above the ~20% national vehicle out-of-service average). OOS breakdown: 1 vehicle. The leading violation category is Vehicle Maintenance (5).
Operators
Operated by WENDT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC (DOT 1657120) — open the carrier profile for authority, insurance, and crash history.
How to use this report
Investigating an incident or vetting a unit: review the 1 out-of-service event against the operating carrier's profile, and check whether a pattern of the same violation type recurs across the vehicles above. FMCSA data shows who operated the vehicle, not the legal owner — ownership requires a state DMV request (restricted under the federal DPPA).
Vehicle detail (inspections per unit)
FMCSA BASIC safety category breakdown
| BASIC Category | Violations | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 5 | ⚠ High |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Fatigued Driving (HOS) | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | ✓ Clean |
| Hazmat | 0 | ✓ Clean |