Roadside Inspection 80000021

Roadside inspection on Oct 15, 2023 in California • Carrier: PL TRANS INC (USDOT 3724904) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80000021
Date:
Oct 15, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MT. PASS CVEF JPOE
Carrier (USDOT):
PL TRANS INC (3724904)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1146180 (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.34 violations per inspection across 294 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
294 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
81
107 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
229
326 violations · 44 OOS · 1.42 per inspection
Prior 365 days
294
393 violations · 57 OOS · 1.34 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR3PSNK9307 IL P1146180 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4MR748128 TN 154114T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(c)(1)(i) Driver failed to make annotations when applicable 1 Hours of Service
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
80479752 Dec 14, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 MM 59 1
80456056 Dec 14, 2023 MT L3 BILLINGS MT 1
80424770 Dec 14, 2023 GA L2 1 OOS
80392237 Dec 14, 2023 CO L3 LIMON POE WB 0
80413995 Dec 13, 2023 TN L2 I-40WB 1
80398509 Dec 13, 2023 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87630141 Apr 18, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR3PSNK9307
86655486 Dec 23, 2025 GA L2 3AKJHHDR3PSNK9307
85506182 Aug 14, 2025 WY L1 3AKJHHDR3PSNK9307 OOS
85445837 Aug 8, 2025 CA L3 3AKJHHDR3PSNK9307
85442941 Aug 7, 2025 WY L3 3AKJHHDR3PSNK9307
81006743 Nov 7, 2023 ID L3 3H3V532C4MR748128
81006743 Nov 7, 2023 ID L3 3AKJHHDR3PSNK9307
79996476 Oct 23, 2023 UT L3 3H3V532C4MR748128

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