Roadside Inspection 78919074

Roadside inspection on Jun 15, 2023 in California • Carrier: STEELHEAD CONSTRUCTORS INC (USDOT 1273438) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78919074
Date:
Jun 15, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
40838B2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

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 COTTONWOOD IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,659 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 393.43(d) (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8X3HT2GED32397 CA 40838B2 FORD F-350 2016
2 OTHER 5PTBF1824B1015027 CA 4MC8992 SNAKE RIVER TRAILER SNAKE RIVER TRAILER 2011

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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