Roadside Inspection 80012021

Roadside inspection on Oct 25, 2023 in California • Carrier: MURDOCK LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3064673) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80012021
Date:
Oct 25, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AUBURN AREA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
70158R3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.23 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at AUBURN AREA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 163 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
12 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
6 violations · 2 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
16 violations · 2 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111 CA 70158R3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
80383852 Dec 13, 2023 CA L3 SR-16 AT WILLOW CREEK 0
80313924 Dec 5, 2023 NV L2 GARSON CHECKSITE 5
80337306 Dec 2, 2023 CA L2 LIVERMORE 2 OOS
80272245 Nov 29, 2023 CA L2 SR-16 AT WILLOW CREEK 0
80153812 Nov 9, 2023 CA L3 0
79949635 Oct 11, 2023 CA L2 I-80 AT ANTELOPE RD 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88052111 Jun 4, 2026 CA L2 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111
83603804 Jan 13, 2025 CA L1 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111 OOS
81741598 May 29, 2024 CA L2 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111
81283617 Apr 4, 2024 CA L3 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111
81273898 Apr 3, 2024 CA L2 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111 OOS
80153812 Nov 9, 2023 CA L3 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111
78824457 May 30, 2023 CA L1 1FVHC5DV1PHNV7111

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