Roadside Inspection 79702212

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2023 in California • Carrier: BUDDYS AUTO CENTER INC (USDOT 1739010) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL OTHER

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79702212
Date:
Sep 19, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHISKEYTOWN JUMP SCALES
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 OTHER
Plate:
EP11068 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.70 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at WHISKEYTOWN JUMP SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 51 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
2
2 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)
80%
20 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
2
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
8 violations · 2 OOS · 2.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
14 violations · 3 OOS · 0.70 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 3.8× their typical violation rate (8 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.70 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 OTHER 1HTMMMML9JH534640 CA EP11068 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
80220734 Nov 6, 2023 CA L2 GARBERVILLE 2 OOS
79800268 Sep 28, 2023 CA L3 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 1
79691181 Sep 18, 2023 CA L1 SR-273 JUMP SCALE 3 OOS
79488430 Aug 22, 2023 CA L1 SR-299 AT BUENAVENTURA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87092834 Feb 17, 2026 CA L1 1HTMMMML9JH534640
84770501 May 22, 2025 CA L1 1HTMMMML9JH534640

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