Roadside Inspection 79464534

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2023 in California • Carrier: KAL FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2511620) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79464534
Date:
Aug 19, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
KAL FREIGHT INC (2511620)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP78058 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.25 violations per inspection across 28 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 5,491 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
32%
28 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
12
25 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
51 violations · 7 OOS · 2.22 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
63 violations · 10 OOS · 2.25 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705 CA YP78058 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531K3492913 CA 4RR8410 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80011740 Oct 17, 2023 CA L3 2 OOS
79959731 Oct 17, 2023 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 3
79930458 Oct 16, 2023 NM L2 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 3 OOS
79930491 Oct 10, 2023 NM L2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0
79824853 Oct 3, 2023 MO L3 JOPLIN MO 23 OOS
79812315 Sep 28, 2023 CA L2 RAINBOW IF 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87569881 Apr 14, 2026 OR L1 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705 OOS
87422202 Mar 19, 2026 NV L3 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705
86868956 Jan 21, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705 OOS
86494941 Dec 2, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705
85764102 Sep 11, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705
85649421 Aug 28, 2025 WA L1 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705
83374059 Dec 8, 2024 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705
81013045 Mar 2, 2024 AR L3 3AKJHHDR0PSNV9705

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