Roadside Inspection 79970644
Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2023 in California • Carrier: MEL DAWSON INC (USDOT 646839) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Vehicle: OK
Driver: OK
CVSA L1
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 79970644
- Date:
- Sep 14, 2023
- State:
- California
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 0
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- COTTONWOOD CVEF
- Carrier (USDOT):
- MEL DAWSON INC (646839)
- Vehicle:
- KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- 12877V1 (CA)
- VIN:
- 3BKDL79X3GF495930
What this inspection means
This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.
Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a clean and 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
0
On par with median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at COTTONWOOD CVEF
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 602 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
0
1 fewer than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Units Inspected
1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3BKDL79X3GF495930 | CA 12877V1 | KENWORTH | T8 Series | 2016 | — |
No violations cited during this inspection.
Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)
Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80131640 | Oct 24, 2023 | CA | L1 | — | 0 | — |
| 79961533 | Oct 17, 2023 | CA | L3 | SR-16 AT WILLOW CREEK | 0 | — |
| 80046173 | Oct 4, 2023 | CA | L2 | — | 0 | — |
| 80031542 | Sep 25, 2023 | CA | L5 | — | 0 | — |
| 80031541 | Sep 25, 2023 | CA | L5 | — | 0 | — |
| 80031540 | Sep 25, 2023 | CA | L5 | — | 0 | — |
Related records
Carrier
MEL DAWSON INC
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Station
COTTONWOOD CVEF
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State
Inspections in California
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Level
Level I — North American Standard
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Vehicle
VIN 3BKDL79X3GF495930
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Plate
12877V1 (CA)
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Reference
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