Roadside Inspection 80348634

Roadside inspection on Dec 7, 2023 in California • Carrier: USA TRUCK LLC (USDOT 213754) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80348634
Date:
Dec 7, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
USA TRUCK LLC (213754)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3146693 (IN)

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 11.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.96 violations per inspection across 1,118 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 9,036 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
4
3 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)
48%
1112 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
102
90 violations · 14 OOS
Prior 90 days
347
298 violations · 51 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1112
1067 violations · 194 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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X1NJ125111 IN 3146693 KENWORTH T680 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2534K5751712 IN PE57221 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
80833074 Feb 5, 2024 FL L1 GRAND RIDGE FL 6 OOS
80803879 Feb 5, 2024 IA L3 1
80792926 Feb 5, 2024 TX L2 IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT 1
80778909 Feb 5, 2024 NM L1 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 3 OOS
80777969 Feb 5, 2024 MS L2 LAUDERDALE COUNTY 0
80777817 Feb 5, 2024 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88424752 Jul 15, 2026 OK L3 1UYFS2534K5751712
81011279 Mar 4, 2024 MD L2 1XKYD49X1NJ125111

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