Roadside Inspection 78973815

Roadside inspection on Jun 23, 2023 in California • Carrier: SEBASTIAN ZATARAIN (USDOT 2699926) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78973815
Date:
Jun 23, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VISALIA AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
SEBASTIAN ZATARAIN (2699926)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
61453M2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

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
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at VISALIA AREA
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 255 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
4
3 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 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws - Explain:, severity weight 0). (392.2)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT9DDBU8916 CA 61453M2 FREIGHTLINER M2 2013

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving 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
78548344 May 5, 2023 CA L3 VISALIA AREA 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79949379 Oct 17, 2023 CA L2 1FVACWDT9DDBU8916

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