Roadside Inspection 79299248

Roadside inspection on Aug 1, 2023 in California • Carrier: HAT CREEK CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS INC (USDOT 908459) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79299248
Date:
Aug 1, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RATTLESNAKE SCALES
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
4SK6551 (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 12.

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
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZA78X4GJ498680 CA 4SK6551 KENWORTH T880 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UNS02216MD175669 CA 9E88383 DRAGON ESP
Ticket: Ranc
Dragon ESP 2021
3 FULL TRAILER 1UNFD222XMD175670 CA 4SK6552 DRAGON ESP
Ticket: Ranc
Dragon ESP 2021

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
79676362 Sep 14, 2023 NV L2 5
79676357 Sep 14, 2023 NV L2 2
79669979 Sep 14, 2023 CA L3 89 OLD STATION 0
79613945 Sep 7, 2023 CA L3 JANESVILLE 0
79548038 Aug 30, 2023 NV L1 BORDERTOWN CHECK SITE 2
79477147 Aug 22, 2023 CA L1 BEAR GULCH 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81881577 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 1UNS02216MD175669 OOS

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