Roadside Inspection 79590266

Roadside inspection on Sep 5, 2023 in California • Carrier: DAN PALMER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 869833) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79590266
Date:
Sep 5, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
299 WHISKEYTOWN SCALE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP34738 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.14 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at 299 WHISKEYTOWN SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 50 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
23%
22 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
10
11 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
34 violations · 5 OOS · 2.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
47 violations · 6 OOS · 2.14 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3WKDD40X8LF408697 CA YP34738 KENWORTH T8 Series 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1R9ESB500WL008770 CA 1WG1734 Ranco

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
80022701 Oct 26, 2023 CA L1 SR-273 JUMP SCALE 4
80000479 Oct 24, 2023 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 1 OOS
79970267 Oct 19, 2023 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 7 OOS
79879159 Oct 9, 2023 CA L2 2
79788935 Sep 28, 2023 CA L3 LIVING MEMORIAL 0
79702311 Sep 19, 2023 CA L3 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86510507 Dec 5, 2025 CA L2 1R9ESB500WL008770
84342932 Apr 8, 2025 CA L5 3WKDD40X8LF408697
83593477 Jan 10, 2025 CA L1 3WKDD40X8LF408697
82914225 Oct 15, 2024 CA L1 3WKDD40X8LF408697
82913705 Oct 15, 2024 CA L1 3WKDD40X8LF408697
82451152 Aug 21, 2024 CA L2 3WKDD40X8LF408697
81833067 Jun 9, 2024 CA L1 3WKDD40X8LF408697
80398662 Dec 14, 2023 CA L1 1R9ESB500WL008770 OOS

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