Roadside Inspection 79735479

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2023 in California • Carrier: FENCE FACTORY LLC (USDOT 2544654) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79735479
Date:
Sep 21, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PIT SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
FENCE FACTORY LLC (2544654)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
6M17657 (CA)

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 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at PIT SCALES
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 173 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
4
3 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
12 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
3
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
6 violations · 0 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
10 violations · 0 OOS · 0.83 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 396.7 (Unsafe operations forbidden, severity weight 3). (396.7)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWF36S8YED34631 CA 6M17657 FORD F-350 2000

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80166704 Nov 10, 2023 CA L1 CONEJO IF 1
79890016 Oct 10, 2023 CA L2 CONEJO IF 0
79613557 Sep 6, 2023 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 2
79564033 Aug 30, 2023 CA L1 1
79564626 Aug 29, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
79478014 Aug 21, 2023 CA L2 SB US-101 SCALES 0

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