Roadside Inspection 79424142

Roadside inspection on Aug 10, 2023 in California • Carrier: ADD EXPRESS INC (USDOT 570357) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
79424142
Date:
Aug 10, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
ADD EXPRESS INC (570357)
Operating authority:
MC277514
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP56556 (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 8.

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 0.74 violations per inspection across 182 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)
69%
181 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
47
30 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
116
88 violations · 7 OOS · 0.76 per inspection
Prior 365 days
181
133 violations · 12 OOS · 0.73 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBAP8XXED250893 CA YP56556 PETERBILT 579 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532CXMR034245 IN P877949 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

1 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

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
79903402 Oct 9, 2023 CA L1 CALEXICO IF 1
79891876 Oct 9, 2023 US L3 CALEXICO CA 0
79866157 Oct 7, 2023 CA L1 CALEXICO IF 1
79918707 Oct 6, 2023 NM L3 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0
79878381 Oct 6, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 4
79878254 Oct 6, 2023 CA L3 CALEXICO IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88077938 Jun 8, 2026 CA L1 3H3V532CXMR034245
87933785 May 20, 2026 CA L1 1XPBAP8XXED250893
87120886 Feb 19, 2026 CA L1 1XPBAP8XXED250893
87022263 Feb 9, 2026 CA L1 1XPBAP8XXED250893
87021055 Feb 9, 2026 CA L1 1XPBAP8XXED250893 OOS
86635628 Dec 19, 2025 CA L1 1XPBAP8XXED250893 OOS
86035676 Oct 7, 2025 CA L1 1XPBAP8XXED250893
85710683 Sep 6, 2025 US L3 1XPBAP8XXED250893

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