Roadside Inspection 79878804

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2023 in California • Carrier: M S LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1949636) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79878804
Date:
Oct 9, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD IF
Carrier (USDOT):
M S LOGISTICS INC (1949636)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP30563 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 2.

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 Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at COTTONWOOD IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,084 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
2
1 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
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 391.41(a) (Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate., severity weight 1). (391.41(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD53FSGN4554 CA XP30563 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532EU988902 CA 4TR4075 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2014

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness OOS
395.26(b) Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements. 1 Hours of Service

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
80173666 Nov 14, 2023 WA L3 1
79561280 Aug 30, 2023 OR L3 0
79489466 Aug 23, 2023 CA L1 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85193463 Jul 11, 2025 CA L3 1UYVS2532EU988902
84769343 May 22, 2025 CA L5 1UYVS2532EU988902
84769343 May 22, 2025 CA L5 3AKJGLD53FSGN4554
82076134 Jul 8, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS2532EU988902
81144960 Mar 15, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS2532EU988902

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