Roadside Inspection 78655338

Roadside inspection on May 17, 2023 in California • Carrier: DAN PALMER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 869833) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78655338
Date:
May 17, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-299 BEAR GULCH
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
EP11257 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 1.

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 Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023

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
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 391.41(a) (Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate., severity weight 1). (391.41(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZLP9X8LJ416950 CA EP11257 KENWORTH T880 2020
2 FULL TRAILER 5REFA52836S064639 CA 4GX8816 RELIANCE, ALLOY, COMET, STURDYWELD Reliance, Alloy, Comet, Sturdyweld 2006

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79031693 Jun 29, 2023 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 3
79000415 Jun 27, 2023 CA L1 BUENAVENTURA BLVD 4 OOS
78928148 Jun 16, 2023 CA L1 299 WHISKEYTOWN SCALE 4 OOS
78909776 Jun 14, 2023 CA L1 SR-273 JUMP SCALE 12 OOS
78765508 May 26, 2023 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0
78655352 May 17, 2023 CA L1 BUENAVENTURA BLVD 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85751529 Sep 11, 2025 CA L1 1NKZLP9X8LJ416950
85751529 Sep 11, 2025 CA L1 5REFA52836S064639
85259597 Jul 18, 2025 CA L2 5REFA52836S064639
80563430 Jan 8, 2024 CA L3 1NKZLP9X8LJ416950
80563430 Jan 8, 2024 CA L3 5REFA52836S064639

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