Roadside Inspection 79424141

Roadside inspection on Aug 10, 2023 in California • Carrier: POLO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1532557) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79424141
Date:
Aug 10, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G19414 (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 4.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.22 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at OTAY MESA INSPECTION FACILITY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 387 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
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
18 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
13 violations · 2 OOS · 1.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
22 violations · 4 OOS · 1.22 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 393.45(d) (Brake connections with leaks or constrictions, severity weight 4). (393.45(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLD57GLGX2276 CA 9G19414 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DTP16W23RP033447 CA 1WT5960 Dors

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 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
79812319 Sep 28, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA INSPECTION FACILITY 3
79798836 Sep 28, 2023 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 1
79775278 Sep 21, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0
79711589 Sep 18, 2023 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 6 OOS
79712254 Sep 15, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA INSPECTION FACILITY 5 OOS
79658064 Sep 11, 2023 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88170854 Jun 15, 2026 CA L1 1FUJGLD57GLGX2276
87992846 May 29, 2026 CA L2 1FUJGLD57GLGX2276 OOS
87287282 Mar 12, 2026 CA L2 1FUJGLD57GLGX2276 OOS
87034715 Feb 11, 2026 CA L2 1DTP16W23RP033447
84794107 May 23, 2025 US L2 1FUJGLD57GLGX2276
83791183 Feb 4, 2025 CA L1 1FUJGLD57GLGX2276
83753324 Dec 10, 2024 CA L2 1FUJGLD57GLGX2276 OOS
82902594 Oct 8, 2024 CA L1 1DTP16W23RP033447 OOS

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