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Roadside Inspection 78836875

Roadside inspection on Jun 6, 2023 in California • Carrier: TW EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2371201) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78836875
Date:
Jun 6, 2023
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Carrier (USDOT):
TW EXPRESS LLC (2371201)
Operating authority:
MC813528
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
WP92859 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,639 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
3
2 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)
53%
30 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
18
26 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
29 violations · 5 OOS · 0.97 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
29 violations · 5 OOS · 0.97 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKAD49X7DJ319660 CA WP92859 KENWORTH T6 Series 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W98L145274 CA 4RA9718 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2008 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
79358386 Aug 4, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA INSPECTION FACILITY 3 OOS
79348861 Aug 4, 2023 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 0 —
79347578 Aug 4, 2023 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 1 OOS
79358437 Aug 3, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0 —
79349634 Aug 2, 2023 US L3 SAN DIEGOCA 0 —
79321884 Aug 2, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88970828 Sep 9, 2026 CA L1 1JJV532W98L145274 —
79163623 Jul 14, 2023 CA L1 1XKAD49X7DJ319660 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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