Roadside Inspection 79724116

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2023 in California • Carrier: PL CONCRETE INC (USDOT 3547931) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79724116
Date:
Sep 21, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MAIN ST AT LAKE CAL DR
Carrier (USDOT):
PL CONCRETE INC (3547931)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
42016K3 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than 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
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 395.8(k)(2) (Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status, severity weight 5). (395.8(k)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNBL9LG235908 CA 42016K3 RAM 5500 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4R7BD1420KT187369 CA 4VD9228 TOP HAT INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Tpht
Top Hat Industries 2019

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin
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
80175939 Nov 14, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 2
79911220 Oct 12, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
79678800 Sep 14, 2023 CA L2 2 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
79911220 Oct 12, 2023 CA L1 3C7WRNBL9LG235908

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