Roadside Inspection 79745635

Roadside inspection on Sep 22, 2023 in Arizona • Carrier: HOFER CORPORATION (USDOT 2746018) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79745635
Date:
Sep 22, 2023
State:
Arizona
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
YUMA PORT OF ENTRY
Carrier (USDOT):
HOFER CORPORATION (2746018)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G68259 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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 Arizona
8
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 14,761 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2023
vs typical at YUMA PORT OF ENTRY
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,223 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X9JD465735 CA 9G68259 PETERBILT 389 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM962XYM005901 CA 4NV5847 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2000

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9b(a) 392.9b(a) Unsafe Driving OOS

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
80022577 Oct 26, 2023 CA L1 SAN DIEGO 5
79712106 Sep 20, 2023 CA L1 SAN DIEGO 13

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83960065 Feb 25, 2025 CA L5 1XPXD49X9JD465735
80605205 Jan 11, 2024 CA L5 1XPXD49X9JD465735

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