Roadside Inspection 79287537

Roadside inspection on Jul 31, 2023 in California • Carrier: OUTSOURCE UTILITY CONTRACTOR LLC (USDOT 2713675) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79287537
Date:
Jul 31, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN LUIS OBISPO
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
19842T2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 SAN LUIS OBISPO
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 59 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 393.43(d) (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAMMMMN8KL090552 CA 19842T2 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DST722M3M1701650 DITCH WITCH
Ticket: Unknown
VT24 2021

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.70(c) Defective coupling devices for full trailer 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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
79636963 Sep 11, 2023 CA L2 SELMA 1
79527027 Aug 28, 2023 CA L3 SAN LUIS OBISPO 2
79311597 Aug 2, 2023 CA L3 SAN LUIS OBISPO 4
78928367 Jun 19, 2023 CA L3 PORTERVILLE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82577864 Sep 4, 2024 CA L3 1DST722M3M1701650
79527027 Aug 28, 2023 CA L3 3HAMMMMN8KL090552

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