Roadside Inspection 79298052

Roadside inspection on Jul 31, 2023 in California • Carrier: PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 1785153) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79298052
Date:
Jul 31, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DONNER PASS CVEF
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP62118 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

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

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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at DONNER PASS CVEF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,267 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
3
2 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 393.209(d) (Steering system components worn, welded, or missing, severity weight 6). (393.209(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCDP0X5FD257050 CA XP62118 PETERBILT 567 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UNSH4825KD175076 CA 4RY5778 DRAGON ESP
Ticket: Trailer
Dragon ESP 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209(d) Steering system components worn, welded, or missing 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness 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
79657100 Sep 12, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
79635607 Sep 7, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 1 OOS
79538876 Aug 28, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
79528012 Aug 24, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 1
79501206 Aug 23, 2023 CA L3 CORDELIA IF 0
79066114 Jun 28, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82195238 Jul 18, 2024 CA L1 1XPCDP0X5FD257050
80818221 Feb 8, 2024 CA L3 1UNSH4825KD175076
80279868 Nov 28, 2023 CA L1 1UNSH4825KD175076 OOS

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