Roadside Inspection 80747076

Roadside inspection on Jan 30, 2024 in California • Carrier: METRIE EL & EL LLC (USDOT 3884907) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80747076
Date:
Jan 30, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RAINBOW IF
Carrier (USDOT):
METRIE EL & EL LLC (3884907)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP68499 (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 12.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.53 violations per inspection across 45 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at RAINBOW IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,864 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
44 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
6
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
44
24 violations · 3 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.53 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X5HD433823 CA YP68499 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYTS2428H5133801 CA 4PX8036 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 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
81032056 Mar 4, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
81020243 Feb 28, 2024 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 0
80976303 Feb 27, 2024 CA L2 1
80969477 Feb 26, 2024 CA L1 0
80966728 Feb 21, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
80965320 Feb 21, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87480028 Apr 1, 2026 CA L3 1XPBD49X5HD433823

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