Roadside Inspection 80967731

Roadside inspection on Feb 26, 2024 in California • Carrier: NATION FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3469080) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
80967731
Date:
Feb 26, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
NATION FREIGHT INC (3469080)
Operating authority:
MC1134914
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1197169 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 0.89 violations per inspection across 61 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 DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 11,638 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)
52%
61 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
5
5 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
8 violations · 3 OOS · 0.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
61
54 violations · 7 OOS · 0.89 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (8 violations across 20 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.89 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 3AKJHHFG9PSNL7505 IL P1197169 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539P3821333 IL 903282ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

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
395.15(i)(9) Driver not adequately trained in the operation of the automatic on-board recording device. 1 Hours of Service

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
81457402 Apr 26, 2024 OH L2 2
81398823 Apr 19, 2024 MO L1 ROCK PORT MO 1
81395225 Apr 18, 2024 MI L3 1
81360934 Apr 15, 2024 MD L3 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 0
81357261 Apr 10, 2024 AZ L3 HEBER AZ 0
81335030 Apr 10, 2024 WV L3 BRUCETON MILLS WV 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84021139 Feb 25, 2025 NY L2 1UYVS2539P3821333
82267119 Jul 30, 2024 OH L2 3AKJHHFG9PSNL7505 OOS
83920808 Jan 24, 2024 NM L2 3AKJHHFG9PSNL7505
79246576 Jul 25, 2023 ID L1 3AKJHHFG9PSNL7505
78643520 May 17, 2023 AR L1 3AKJHHFG9PSNL7505

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