Roadside Inspection 79539301

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2023 in California • Carrier: SOUTHWEST LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3114739) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79539301
Date:
Aug 25, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IMPERIAL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP09231 (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 11.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.36 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at IMPERIAL
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 77 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
11 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
10
15 violations · 2 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
15 violations · 2 OOS · 1.36 per inspection
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 396.7 (Unsafe operations forbidden, severity weight 3). (396.7)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351 CA YP09231 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C9114626X0112601 CA 4TX1304 Wsti

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 8 Vehicle Maintenance
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 3 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
79970967 Oct 18, 2023 CA L1 CALEXICO EF 0
79866252 Oct 7, 2023 CA L1 CALEXICO IF 0
79846351 Oct 3, 2023 CA L1 CALEXICO IF 0
79846164 Sep 27, 2023 CA L1 CALEXICO IF 4 OOS
79766493 Sep 26, 2023 US L3 CALEXICOCA 0
79799394 Sep 22, 2023 CA L3 CALEXICO IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86267696 Nov 3, 2025 CA L5 1C9114626X0112601
83019389 Oct 24, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351
82907099 Oct 10, 2024 US L1 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351
82903693 Oct 8, 2024 CA L1 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351
82306601 Jul 30, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351
81977210 Jun 25, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351
81752622 May 21, 2024 CA L1 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351
80110708 Nov 2, 2023 CA L1 3AKJGLDRXESFK7351

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