Roadside Inspection 79749788

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2023 in California • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79749788
Date:
Sep 21, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3HR245 (OK)

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 1.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.64 violations per inspection across 745 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,574 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
1
Same as 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)
61%
738 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
120
96 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
395
262 violations · 46 OOS · 0.66 per inspection
Prior 365 days
738
475 violations · 89 OOS · 0.64 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 392.9(a)(1) (Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142, severity weight 1). (392.9(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X6PJ232853 OK 3HR245 KENWORTH T680 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2532M5397420 ME 3237764 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9(a)(1) Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142 1 Vehicle Maintenance 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
80215423 Nov 20, 2023 NM L3 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
80215272 Nov 20, 2023 NM L2 AT INTERSECTION OF E MOTEL DR 0
80214517 Nov 20, 2023 AR L3 JOHNSON COUNTY 1
80206341 Nov 20, 2023 OH L3 ROAD SIDE 0
80207423 Nov 19, 2023 UT L3 PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SOUTHBOUND 1
80206801 Nov 19, 2023 AZ L2 DUNCAN PORT OF ENTRY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87763965 May 5, 2026 KY L1 1XKYD49X6PJ232853
85420604 Aug 6, 2025 OK L3 1XKYD49X6PJ232853
84894838 Jun 6, 2025 NM L2 1XKYD49X6PJ232853
83853039 Feb 6, 2025 CA L2 1UYFS2532M5397420
83733843 Jan 25, 2025 IN L2 1UYFS2532M5397420 OOS
82997605 Oct 23, 2024 CO L3 1XKYD49X6PJ232853
80578267 Jan 9, 2024 OH L3 1UYFS2532M5397420 OOS
78962262 Jun 21, 2023 CA L1 1XKYD49X6PJ232853

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