Roadside Inspection 79678800

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2023 in California • Carrier: PL CONCRETE INC (USDOT 3547931) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
79678800
Date:
Sep 14, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
SB 99 N OF CENTRAL GALT
Carrier (USDOT):
PL CONCRETE INC (3547931)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
15973H3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023

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
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMBL6MG526474 CA 15973H3 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V1D2121M4062742 CA 4UC7599 BIG TEX Big Tex 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness 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
79911220 Oct 12, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
79724116 Sep 21, 2023 CA L1 MAIN ST AT LAKE CAL DR 5 OOS
79424570 Aug 15, 2023 CA L3 CORDELIA IF 0
79404746 Aug 11, 2023 CA L3 4
79402814 Aug 11, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88962115 Sep 10, 2026 CA L2 3C7WRMBL6MG526474 OOS
80497956 Dec 27, 2023 CA L3 16V1D2121M4062742
80497669 Dec 27, 2023 CA L2 16V1D2121M4062742 OOS
80470632 Dec 14, 2023 CA L1 3C7WRMBL6MG526474 OOS
79402814 Aug 11, 2023 CA L1 3C7WRMBL6MG526474

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