Roadside Inspection 80504632

Roadside inspection on Dec 7, 2023 in California • Carrier: SALINAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2603218) • Vehicle: THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 80504632
Date:: Dec 7, 2023
State:: California
Level:: Level V — Vehicle Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: SALINAS AREA
Carrier (USDOT):: SALINAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (2603218)
Vehicle:: THOMAS BUILT MVP-ER (Engine Rear) SCHOOL BUS
Plate:: 1011351 (CA)
VIN:: 1T7HT4B29W1162098

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 35 prior records

vs Level 5 median in California

On par with median (0)

Median of 48,563 Level 5 inspections in California during 2023

vs typical at SALINAS AREA

On par with station median (0)

Median of 63 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 65,202 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2023

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2023

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

43%

35 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

16 violations · 3 OOS

Prior 90 days

16 violations · 3 OOS · 1.60 per inspection

Prior 365 days

35 violations · 3 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	SCHOOL BUS	1T7HT4B29W1162098	CA 1011351	THOMAS BUILT	MVP-ER (Engine Rear)	1998	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
80841370	Feb 5, 2024	CA	L5	COASTAL DIVISION	0	—
80841369	Feb 5, 2024	CA	L5	COASTAL DIVISION	0	—
80841352	Feb 5, 2024	CA	L5	COASTAL DIVISION	0	—
80841351	Feb 5, 2024	CA	L5	COASTAL DIVISION	1	—
80453775	Dec 12, 2023	CA	L5	SALINAS AREA	0	—
80453774	Dec 12, 2023	CA	L5	SALINAS AREA	0	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
86481756	Nov 25, 2025	CA	L5	1T7HT4B29W1162098	—
84248848	Mar 18, 2025	CA	L5	1T7HT4B29W1162098	—
83312036	Nov 21, 2024	CA	L5	1T7HT4B29W1162098	—

Related records

Carrier

SALINAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Station

SALINAS AREA

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in California

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level V — Vehicle Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1T7HT4B29W1162098

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

1011351 (CA)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at SALINAS AREA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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87325635	Mar 16, 2026	PFT ENTERPRISES INC	4	OOS
87325634	Mar 16, 2026	PFT ENTERPRISES INC	4	—
87325600	Mar 12, 2026	BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MONTEREY COUNTY	0	—
86925634	Jan 28, 2026	I & G TRUCKING INC	3	—
86925633	Jan 28, 2026	I & G TRUCKING INC	2	—