Roadside Inspection 79250581

Roadside inspection on Jul 25, 2023 in California • Carrier: HERMINIO G SOTO (USDOT 1654547) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79250581
Date:
Jul 25, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CACHE CREEK SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
HERMINIO G SOTO (1654547)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP76251 (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 2.

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
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CACHE CREEK SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 585 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
1
Same as 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDV1ESFG6905 CA XP76251 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM9629JH733613 CA 4PR9492 GREAT DANE TRAILERS 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
79621042 Aug 31, 2023 OR L3 JUNIPER BUTTE SB 3 OOS
79363364 Aug 8, 2023 NM L2 ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87980367 May 26, 2026 CA L2 1GRDM9629JH733613
87547326 Apr 9, 2026 CA L2 1GRDM9629JH733613
87345402 Mar 17, 2026 TX L2 3AKJGLDV1ESFG6905 OOS
87055099 Feb 15, 2026 UT L3 1GRDM9629JH733613
85883459 Sep 24, 2025 CA L2 1GRDM9629JH733613
85224948 Jul 11, 2025 CA L1 1GRDM9629JH733613
81375295 Apr 15, 2024 NM L3 3AKJGLDV1ESFG6905
81140086 Mar 18, 2024 NM L2 1GRDM9629JH733613

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