Roadside Inspection 79538758

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2023 in California • Carrier: HERCULES TRUCKING GROUP INC (USDOT 2409376) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79538758
Date:
Aug 25, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP65401 (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 4.

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 NIMITZ IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,920 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476 CA YP65401 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
80000126 Oct 23, 2023 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 0
79635872 Sep 8, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
79635321 Sep 8, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 1 OOS
79635308 Sep 8, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
79540052 Aug 25, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
79538798 Aug 25, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88574899 Jul 31, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476
86869446 Jan 20, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476
86635977 Dec 20, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476
86575633 Dec 12, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476
84441998 Apr 17, 2025 NV L2 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476
84220242 Mar 24, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476
84259437 Mar 21, 2025 CA L1 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476 OOS
82386899 Aug 12, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHHDR8PSUG3476

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