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Roadside Inspection 79572776

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2023 in California • Carrier: SOUTHERN COUNTIES EXPRESS INC (USDOT 568488) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79572776
Date:
Aug 30, 2023
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Operating authority:
FF13022
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL RH613 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3390666 (IN)

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 3.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.03 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,949 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
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
30 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
18
17 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
26
27 violations · 7 OOS · 1.04 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
31 violations · 9 OOS · 1.03 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDWTZR6JN637767 IN 3390666 INTERNATIONAL RH613 2018 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC46262J1015853 IN P721912 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2018 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 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
80022101 Oct 26, 2023 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0 —
80012634 Oct 24, 2023 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 2 OOS
80022241 Oct 23, 2023 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1 OOS
80012141 Oct 23, 2023 CA L1 LEBEC 0 —
79988510 Oct 23, 2023 CA L3 CASTAIC IF 0 —
79961335 Oct 19, 2023 CA L1 LOS ANGELES 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81311505 Apr 9, 2024 CA L1 3HSDWTZR6JN637767 —
78396356 Apr 17, 2023 CA L1 3HSDWTZR6JN637767 OOS

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