Roadside Inspection 80697270

Roadside inspection on Jan 25, 2024 in California • Carrier: NORCAL TOWING AND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2904870) • Vehicle: GM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80697270
Date:
Jan 25, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I-80 EB PITMAN RD OFF
Vehicle:
GM GM515 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Chevrolet
Plate:
41216P3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.46 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024

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 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
62%
13 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
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.46 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTKJPVK2NH724423 CA 41216P3 GM
Ticket: Chevrolet
GM515 2022

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81177966 Mar 22, 2024 CA L3 3
81088031 Mar 11, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
80272406 Nov 29, 2023 CA L3 SACRAMENTO 0
80362250 Nov 28, 2023 CA L3 CORDELIA IF 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84659284 May 13, 2025 CA L1 1HTKJPVK2NH724423
81753163 May 30, 2024 CA L1 1HTKJPVK2NH724423
81088031 Mar 11, 2024 CA L1 1HTKJPVK2NH724423
80272406 Nov 29, 2023 CA L3 1HTKJPVK2NH724423
80362250 Nov 28, 2023 CA L3 1HTKJPVK2NH724423 OOS
78735585 May 25, 2023 CA L1 1HTKJPVK2NH724423

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