Roadside Inspection 80471640

Roadside inspection on Dec 22, 2023 in California • Carrier: HOWARD & SONS BLDG. MTLS., INC. (USDOT 2654165) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80471640
Date:
Dec 22, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RAINBOW IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
07872U3 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at RAINBOW IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 7,855 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHC5DV8MDMT9445 CA 07872U3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1W9EC1423S1063303 CA 4PF7128 Trailer

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84722115 May 17, 2025 CA L3 3ALHC5DV8MDMT9445

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