Roadside Inspection 78987047

Roadside inspection on Jun 24, 2023 in California • Carrier: MD DELIVERIES AND TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3235118) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78987047
Date:
Jun 24, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
62494N3 (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 28.

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
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,416 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
6
5 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722 CA 62494N3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2014

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
78824049 Jun 5, 2023 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87488589 Apr 2, 2026 CA L1 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722
86998526 Feb 3, 2026 CA L1 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722
83220035 Nov 20, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722
82968545 Oct 21, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722
81799404 Jun 5, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722
81752931 May 29, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722
81369416 Apr 16, 2024 CA L2 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722
80442551 Dec 18, 2023 CA L1 3ALACWDT1EDFZ4722

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