Roadside Inspection 80649863

Roadside inspection on Jan 18, 2024 in California • Carrier: WEST STEEL AND PLASTICS INC (USDOT 2648343) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80649863
Date:
Jan 18, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Vehicle:
FORD F-650 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
40547Z2 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.09 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,229 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
91%
11 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.09 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333 CA 40547Z2 FORD F-650 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.19(a)(2) HMSP Motor Carrier failed to file required biennial update of MCS-150B as required. General/Admin

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
81087475 Mar 11, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1
80993924 Feb 28, 2024 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
80969353 Feb 27, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
80908521 Feb 20, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
80304752 Dec 1, 2023 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87981583 May 27, 2026 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333
86769962 Jan 8, 2026 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333
86608813 Dec 17, 2025 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333
86061003 Sep 26, 2025 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333
85739252 Sep 9, 2025 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333
84409608 Apr 14, 2025 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333
83843949 Feb 10, 2025 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333
83197725 Nov 14, 2024 CA L1 1FDNF6AN0MDF00333

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