Roadside Inspection 80711109

Roadside inspection on Jan 29, 2024 in California • Carrier: MELROSE TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 2388648) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80711109
Date:
Jan 29, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLACKROCK PLATFORM SCALES
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 386 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP23372 (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 7.

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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at BLACKROCK PLATFORM SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 481 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
3
2 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 393.205(a) (Wheel/rim cracked or broken, severity weight 2). (393.205(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPHD49X5ED236978 CA XP23372 PETERBILT 386 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148209K1531694 CA 4RR8502 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80987885 Feb 29, 2024 AR L3 0
80391300 Dec 12, 2023 KS L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86995161 Feb 6, 2026 KS L2 1XPHD49X5ED236978 OOS
86995161 Feb 6, 2026 KS L2 13N148209K1531694 OOS
86714385 Jan 4, 2026 NM L3 1XPHD49X5ED236978
86453879 Nov 26, 2025 CA L3 13N148209K1531694 OOS
86453879 Nov 26, 2025 CA L3 1XPHD49X5ED236978 OOS
83760338 Jan 31, 2025 NM L3 1XPHD49X5ED236978
83760338 Jan 31, 2025 NM L3 13N148209K1531694
82879426 Oct 9, 2024 NM L2 1XPHD49X5ED236978

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