Roadside Inspection 80430758

Roadside inspection on Dec 15, 2023 in California • Carrier: MICHAEL RAMIREZ & LUIS VARGAS COLMENARES (USDOT 1219221) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80430758
Date:
Dec 15, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G36804 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.53 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 9,987 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
3
2 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)
53%
17 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
4
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
9 violations · 1 OOS · 0.53 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR4CSBC3889 CA 9G36804 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25316U783931 CA 4TA9012 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2006

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 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
80833692 Feb 13, 2024 US L3 SAN DIEGO CA 0
80965449 Feb 10, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 1
80361292 Dec 10, 2023 CA L3 CASTAIC IF 0
80328699 Nov 29, 2023 US L3 SAN DIEGO CA 0
80246166 Nov 25, 2023 CA L3 CASTAIC IF 1
80246772 Nov 22, 2023 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83665541 Jan 17, 2025 CA L3 1UYVS25316U783931
83666306 Jan 16, 2025 CA L1 1FUJGLDR4CSBC3889
83541243 Jan 3, 2025 CA L2 1FUJGLDR4CSBC3889 OOS
83507879 Dec 30, 2024 CA L1 1FUJGLDR4CSBC3889
83197953 Nov 8, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS25316U783931
83076776 Nov 2, 2024 CA L1 1UYVS25316U783931 OOS
82230516 Jul 24, 2024 CA L3 1FUJGLDR4CSBC3889
82181454 Jul 18, 2024 CA L3 1UYVS25316U783931

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