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Roadside Inspection 79448648

Roadside inspection on Aug 16, 2023 in California • Carrier: TODD SOUZA (USDOT 852888) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79448648
Date:
Aug 16, 2023
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
TODD SOUZA (852888)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AAMT4841 (MT)

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 3.

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
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,138 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
2
1 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X9RD896579 MT AAMT4841 PETERBILT 579 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C9SV5321L790018 MT 5C74925 Champ — — —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
79646702 Sep 5, 2023 CA L1 GILROY IF 0 —
79646446 Sep 5, 2023 CA L1 GILROY IF 1 OOS
79439136 Aug 16, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
79424074 Aug 9, 2023 CA L1 GILROY IF 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79439136 Aug 16, 2023 CA L1 1C9SV5321L790018 —
79439136 Aug 16, 2023 CA L1 1XPBD49X9RD896579 —

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