Roadside Inspection 80220734

Roadside inspection on Nov 6, 2023 in California • Carrier: BUDDYS AUTO CENTER INC (USDOT 1739010) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80220734
Date:
Nov 6, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GARBERVILLE
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
HELP4U2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.77 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
73%
22 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
17 violations · 3 OOS · 0.77 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.3× their typical violation rate (7 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.77 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5HYXGEA86367 CA HELP4U2 FORD F-550 2016
2 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDXE4FS2KDC05004 AZ AJ30345 FORD E-450 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80442394 Dec 19, 2023 CA L2 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 0
82739494 Dec 8, 2023 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 0
79800268 Sep 28, 2023 CA L3 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 1
79702212 Sep 19, 2023 CA L3 WHISKEYTOWN JUMP SCALES 2
79691181 Sep 18, 2023 CA L1 SR-273 JUMP SCALE 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84879267 Jun 5, 2025 CA L1 1FDUF5HYXGEA86367
81741179 May 28, 2024 CA L1 1FDUF5HYXGEA86367
78781510 May 31, 2023 CA L1 1FDUF5HYXGEA86367

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