Roadside Inspection 80247990

Roadside inspection on Nov 22, 2023 in California • Carrier: RT ROAD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3886792) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80247990
Date:
Nov 22, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAJON SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G36794 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.97 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CAJON SCALES
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,830 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 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)
27%
30 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
19 violations · 1 OOS · 3.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
60 violations · 7 OOS · 2.00 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 395.8(k)(2) (Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status, severity weight 5). (395.8(k)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD51ESFH3045 CA 9G36794 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA062X1S020021 CA 4UP2166 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2001

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
80970254 Jan 17, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 3
80540552 Jan 3, 2024 CA L3 RAINBOW IF 4
80540263 Dec 29, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 11 OOS
80519259 Dec 29, 2023 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 0
80420812 Dec 14, 2023 CA L2 RAINBOW IF 2 OOS
80398512 Dec 13, 2023 CA L3 OTAY MESA IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81831933 Jun 5, 2024 CA L1 1GRAA062X1S020021
79191591 Jul 17, 2023 CA L1 3AKJGLD51ESFH3045
79049479 Jun 28, 2023 CA L3 3AKJGLD51ESFH3045
78908597 Jun 12, 2023 CA L2 1GRAA062X1S020021 OOS

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