Roadside Inspection 80784573

Roadside inspection on Feb 5, 2024 in California • Carrier: PALAFOX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1429869) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80784573
Date:
Feb 5, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Operating authority:
MC741014
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G31342 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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 Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 11,990 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as 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
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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49XXMD747039 CA 9G31342 PETERBILT 579 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8FL839160 CA 4NF1183 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2015

Violations Cited

1 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

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
81202217 Mar 25, 2024 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 3 OOS
81169758 Mar 18, 2024 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87913669 May 20, 2026 CA L1 1XPBD49XXMD747039
86162554 Oct 23, 2025 CA L2 1XPBD49XXMD747039
85942521 Sep 19, 2025 CA L5 1XPBD49XXMD747039
84232408 Mar 23, 2025 CA L2 1XPBD49XXMD747039
83802732 Feb 6, 2025 CA L2 1XPBD49XXMD747039
82028529 Jul 2, 2024 CA L2 1JJV532D8FL839160
81608093 May 8, 2024 CA L1 1JJV532D8FL839160

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