Roadside Inspection 78745513

Roadside inspection on May 24, 2023 in California • Carrier: S O S STEEL CO INC (USDOT 2621595) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78745513
Date:
May 24, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Carrier (USDOT):
S O S STEEL CO INC (2621595)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
48935J3 (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 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,341 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482 CA 48935J3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 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
78709645 May 16, 2023 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
78500661 Apr 29, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88052016 Jun 4, 2026 CA L1 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482
85686652 Sep 2, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482
85062701 Jun 19, 2025 CA L3 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482
84672132 May 13, 2025 CA L2 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482
83913137 Feb 14, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482
83108534 Oct 30, 2024 CA L2 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482
81398505 Apr 18, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482
78709645 May 16, 2023 CA L1 3ALACWFC2NDNP6482

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