Roadside Inspection 79066540

Roadside inspection on Jul 3, 2023 in California • Carrier: MK TRANS CARGO (USDOT 3670772) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79066540
Date:
Jul 3, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
W/B I-80 AT SODA SPRINGS
Carrier (USDOT):
MK TRANS CARGO (3670772)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP23510 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.58 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
12 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
4
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
31 violations · 2 OOS · 2.58 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
31 violations · 2 OOS · 2.58 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 395.8(k)(2) (Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status, severity weight 5). (395.8(k)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7JSHR1129 CA YP23510 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0629JW102458 ME 5078492 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status 5 Hours of Service 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
79516587 Aug 27, 2023 AR L3 3
79477795 Aug 22, 2023 CA L1 FRESNO 4
79282895 Jul 28, 2023 KS L3 0
79232389 Jul 24, 2023 MS L2 FULTON EAST 3 OOS
79203130 Jul 19, 2023 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 2
79143979 Jul 14, 2023 AL L2 ONRAMP 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87975812 May 27, 2026 AR L3 3AKJHHDR7JSHR1129
87905263 May 18, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR7JSHR1129
87430748 Mar 27, 2026 CO L3 3AKJHHDR7JSHR1129 OOS
87070826 Feb 17, 2026 CA L1 1GRAA0629JW102458 OOS
84935254 Jun 11, 2025 NM L1 1GRAA0629JW102458 OOS
87076660 May 17, 2025 NM L2 1GRAA0629JW102458
84554817 Apr 30, 2025 NM L3 1GRAA0629JW102458
83930229 Feb 20, 2025 MS L2 1GRAA0629JW102458

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