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Roadside Inspection 79858983

Roadside inspection on Oct 5, 2023 in California • Carrier: LORD & SONS INC (USDOT 2657181) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79858983
Date:
Oct 5, 2023
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S/B MARIN SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
LORD & SONS INC (2657181)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH 548CH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
16488Y2 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.94 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
14 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
8
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
13 violations · 3 OOS · 0.93 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHM6XXMM439530 CA 16488Y2 KENWORTH 548CH 1991 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
80220444 Nov 20, 2023 CA L2 NIMITZ IF 0 —
80131791 Nov 9, 2023 CA L1 — 2 OOS
79912036 Oct 11, 2023 CA L3 MISSION GRADE IF 0 —
79589002 Sep 1, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 3 —
79502484 Aug 24, 2023 CA L1 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89141451 Sep 30, 2026 CA L2 2NKHHM6XXMM439530 OOS

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