Roadside Inspection 79511841

Roadside inspection on Aug 23, 2023 in California • Carrier: OPTIMUM INC (USDOT 2614879) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79511841
Date:
Aug 23, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAJON SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
OPTIMUM INC (2614879)
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
26778S2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CAJON SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,177 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws - Explain:, severity weight 0). (392.2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5GT1KDA12341 CA 26778S2 FORD F-550 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16VDX1028G5011222 CA 4PV1832 BIG TEX Big Tex 2016

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving 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
79075717 Jul 6, 2023 AZ L1 14 OOS
79090973 Jul 5, 2023 CA L1 CAJON PLATFORM SCALES 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83149734 Nov 13, 2024 CA L1 16VDX1028G5011222 OOS
81145436 Mar 16, 2024 CA L1 16VDX1028G5011222 OOS
81145436 Mar 16, 2024 CA L1 1FDUF5GT1KDA12341 OOS

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