Roadside Inspection 79814012

Roadside inspection on Oct 1, 2023 in California • Carrier: WEST COAST TANK LINES INC (USDOT 2183402) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79814012
Date:
Oct 1, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
09437V2 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.44 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,808 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
18 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
8 violations · 0 OOS · 0.44 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPBL49X0LD662691 CA 09437V2 PETERBILT 579 2020
2 FULL TRAILER 1PXF226XCP033969 CA 4LW4331 Param

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
172.504(a) Vehicle not placarded as required 5 Hazardous Materials

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
80483846 Nov 27, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0
80483778 Nov 27, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0
80483777 Nov 27, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0
80483776 Nov 27, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0
80483775 Nov 27, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0
80483734 Nov 27, 2023 CA L5 STOCKTON AREA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87255736 Mar 6, 2026 CA L1 1NPBL49X0LD662691
87070957 Feb 10, 2026 CA L2 1NPBL49X0LD662691
86619063 Dec 19, 2025 CA L2 1NPBL49X0LD662691
86099953 Oct 17, 2025 CA L1 1NPBL49X0LD662691
85661986 Aug 17, 2025 CA L2 1NPBL49X0LD662691
84856209 May 30, 2025 CA L2 1NPBL49X0LD662691
84397310 Apr 10, 2025 CA L1 1NPBL49X0LD662691
83108503 Nov 7, 2024 CA L2 1NPBL49X0LD662691

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