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Roadside Inspection 80688879

Roadside inspection on Jan 22, 2024 in California • Carrier: ESTEEM FREIGHTWAYS LLC (USDOT 3370817) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80688879
Date:
Jan 22, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Operating authority:
MC1080689
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP77341 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 22.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,445 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49XXPJ265211 CA YP77341 KENWORTH T680 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536N2419806 CA 4TW2881 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
80912149 Feb 20, 2024 WA L2 RIDGEFIELD WA 0 —
80993496 Feb 17, 2024 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
80807922 Feb 7, 2024 CA L2 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —
80247579 Nov 26, 2023 CA L3 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88326981 Jul 4, 2026 CA L3 1UYVS2536N2419806 —
85545964 Aug 12, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2536N2419806 OOS
85055782 Jun 19, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2536N2419806 —
85058648 Jun 16, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2536N2419806 —
84657878 May 7, 2025 CA L1 1UYVS2536N2419806 —
84657824 May 7, 2025 CA L1 1UYVS2536N2419806 OOS
82775849 Sep 27, 2024 OR L3 1UYVS2536N2419806 OOS
82773303 Sep 25, 2024 WA L2 1XKYD49XXPJ265211 —

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