Roadside Inspection 78612970

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2023 in California • Carrier: NORCAL TOWING AND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2904870) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78612970
Date:
May 12, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP36550 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 567 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR0CSBT9284 CA YP36550 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AU1748KG198201 ME 3053746 COTTRELL
Ticket: Cotl
CX-5307 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
78855418 Jun 9, 2023 CA L3 2
78736003 May 25, 2023 CA L1 0
78735586 May 25, 2023 CA L1 WOODLAND AREA 0
78735585 May 25, 2023 CA L1 WOODLAND AREA 0
78735583 May 25, 2023 CA L1 0
78533305 May 3, 2023 NV L3 GARSON CHECKSITE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87912199 May 18, 2026 LA L2 5E0AU1748KG198201
87122792 Feb 23, 2026 LA L3 5E0AU1748KG198201
85966198 Oct 2, 2025 LA L3 5E0AU1748KG198201
84637692 May 12, 2025 LA L3 5E0AU1748KG198201
78533305 May 3, 2023 NV L3 1FUJGLDR0CSBT9284
78533305 May 3, 2023 NV L3 5E0AU1748KG198201
78523928 May 2, 2023 CA L2 1FUJGLDR0CSBT9284

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