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Roadside Inspection 80933583

Roadside inspection on Feb 22, 2024 in California • Carrier: PBTL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3309332) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80933583
Date:
Feb 22, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
US-199 S/OF WALKER ROAD
Carrier (USDOT):
PBTL TRANSPORT INC (3309332)
Operating authority:
MC1050950
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
728MTN (SK)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

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 1.34 violations per inspection across 29 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)
45%
29 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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
13 violations · 1 OOS · 0.93 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
39 violations · 5 OOS · 1.34 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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR4PLNV7872 SK 728MTN FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5327RT401559 SK 393NBS VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
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
81164493 Mar 21, 2024 NV L2 WADSWORTH CHECK SITE 0 —
81067372 Mar 7, 2024 IN L2 CHESTERTON IN 0 —
81056752 Mar 7, 2024 MT L3 SHELBY MT 0 —
81000232 Mar 1, 2024 MN L1 RED RIVER WEIGH STATION 1 —
80748623 Jan 30, 2024 MT L2 HAUGAN MT 0 —
80678491 Jan 23, 2024 MN L3 RED RIVER WEIGH STATION 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86030450 Oct 13, 2025 KY L1 1FUJHHDR4PLNV7872 —
83442217 Dec 18, 2024 CA L1 5V8VC5327RT401559 —
83310376 Dec 3, 2024 NM L2 5V8VC5327RT401559 —
83295203 Dec 1, 2024 WA L3 1FUJHHDR4PLNV7872 —
83232570 Nov 21, 2024 ND L3 5V8VC5327RT401559 —
83032923 Oct 23, 2024 MN L3 5V8VC5327RT401559 —
82842187 Oct 3, 2024 SD L3 1FUJHHDR4PLNV7872 —
81866960 Jun 11, 2024 MI L3 5V8VC5327RT401559 —

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