Roadside Inspection 80932709

Roadside inspection on Feb 23, 2024 in California • Carrier: TRI COUNTIES TRUCKING (USDOT 3617570) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80932709
Date:
Feb 23, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS VALLEY AREA
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 365 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
EP12778 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 0.82 violations per inspection across 28 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 GRASS VALLEY AREA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 67 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
28 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
4
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
23 violations · 3 OOS · 0.82 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPSLP0XXJD499754 CA EP12778 PETERBILT 365 2018

Violations Cited

2 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
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 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
81300260 Apr 5, 2024 CA L2 1
81300259 Apr 5, 2024 CA L2 2
81299878 Apr 5, 2024 CA L3 CHICO 0
81299877 Apr 5, 2024 CA L3 CHICO 0
80922935 Feb 16, 2024 CA L2 0
80922803 Feb 15, 2024 CA L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86270206 Nov 6, 2025 CA L3 1NPSLP0XXJD499754
82156324 Jul 17, 2024 CA L3 1NPSLP0XXJD499754

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