Roadside Inspection 80337200

Roadside inspection on Dec 5, 2023 in California • Carrier: AMERICAN METALS CORPORATION (USDOT 61773) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80337200
Date:
Dec 5, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CORDELIA IF
Operating authority:
MC692545
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F24184 (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 9.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.96 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at CORDELIA IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 18,142 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
26 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
3
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
11 violations · 3 OOS · 1.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
26
25 violations · 8 OOS · 0.96 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH6LN258471 CA 9F24184 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM80281M017604 CA 1WM4317 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2001

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
80662163 Jan 22, 2024 CA L3 0
80969462 Jan 11, 2024 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 0
80453956 Dec 20, 2023 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 0
80337017 Dec 6, 2023 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 0
80327646 Dec 5, 2023 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 2 OOS
80194891 Nov 17, 2023 NV L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83329686 Dec 5, 2024 CA L2 4V4NC9EH6LN258471
80337017 Dec 6, 2023 CA L2 1GRDM80281M017604
80327646 Dec 5, 2023 CA L2 1GRDM80281M017604 OOS
80327646 Dec 5, 2023 CA L2 4V4NC9EH6LN258471 OOS

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