Roadside Inspection 80151802

Roadside inspection on Nov 6, 2023 in California • Carrier: OPTIMUM INC (USDOT 2614879) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80151802
Date:
Nov 6, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAJON PLATFORM SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
OPTIMUM INC (2614879)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
01623N3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CAJON PLATFORM SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 936 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
3
2 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 393.71(h)(10) (No or Improper safety chains for towbar, severity weight 3). (393.71(h)(10))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDRF3GT3NED75149 CA 01623N3 FORD F-350 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V1W2029N2168428 CA 4UR1225 BIG TEX Big Tex 2022

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.71(h)(10) No or Improper safety chains for towbar 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.71(h)(10) No or Improper safety chains for towbar 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
80595507 Jan 4, 2024 CA L2 CAJON PLATFORM SCALES 1 OOS
80305250 Dec 4, 2023 CA L2 RIALTO 2
80326890 Dec 1, 2023 CA L1 CAJON PLATFORM SCALES 1
80045472 Oct 26, 2023 CA L2 CAJON PLATFORM SCALES 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87871865 May 15, 2026 CA L1 16V1W2029N2168428 OOS
87762698 May 3, 2026 CA L2 16V1W2029N2168428 OOS
87762698 May 3, 2026 CA L2 1FDRF3GT3NED75149 OOS
84184882 Mar 18, 2025 CA L1 1FDRF3GT3NED75149 OOS
79090973 Jul 5, 2023 CA L1 16V1W2029N2168428
79090973 Jul 5, 2023 CA L1 1FDRF3GT3NED75149

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