Roadside Inspection 79488430

Roadside inspection on Aug 22, 2023 in California • Carrier: BUDDYS AUTO CENTER INC (USDOT 1739010) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79488430
Date:
Aug 22, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-299 AT BUENAVENTURA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E78205 (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 1 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.56 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

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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
89%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
15
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.56 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 15 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.56 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUBC4DVXCHBS3755 CA 9E78205 FREIGHTLINER M2 2012
2 STRAIGHT TRUCK M654209 CA 9E78205 Mohaw

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
79800268 Sep 28, 2023 CA L3 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 1
79702212 Sep 19, 2023 CA L3 WHISKEYTOWN JUMP SCALES 2
79691181 Sep 18, 2023 CA L1 SR-273 JUMP SCALE 3 OOS
79078611 Jul 5, 2023 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN JUMP SCALES 4 OOS

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