Roadside Inspection 79041648

Roadside inspection on Jun 30, 2023 in California • Carrier: MENDEZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2606513) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79041648
Date:
Jun 30, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
405 NB CARSON SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
84420M3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at 405 NB CARSON SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 143 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
3
2 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 3ALACWCY2GDHF7793 CA 84420M3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2016

Violations Cited

3 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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83550344 Jan 3, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWCY2GDHF7793 OOS
82658217 Sep 13, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWCY2GDHF7793

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