Roadside Inspection 78654529

Roadside inspection on May 16, 2023 in California • Carrier: PRIMELINK EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2092172) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78654529
Date:
May 16, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP02653 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.07 violations per inspection across 30 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,707 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 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
29 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
19
20 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
29
31 violations · 3 OOS · 1.07 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
31 violations · 3 OOS · 1.07 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 383.51(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.51(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1NN288559 CA YP02653 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0629NW403544 CA 4UL7913 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
84068801 Jul 15, 2023 NM L2 ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY 0
79152545 Jul 13, 2023 CA L3 CASTAIC IF 0
79141822 Jul 11, 2023 CA L1 FRESNO 0
79105055 Jul 10, 2023 CA L2 DESERT HILLS IF 1
79075853 Jul 5, 2023 AZ L3 1
79078827 Jul 4, 2023 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81513100 May 1, 2024 CA L1 1GR1A0629NW403544
81502027 May 1, 2024 CA L3 4V4NC9EH1NN288559
80081506 Nov 1, 2023 TN L1 4V4NC9EH1NN288559

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