Roadside Inspection 80967732

Roadside inspection on Feb 26, 2024 in California • Carrier: ACE FREIGHTWAYS INC (USDOT 2952522) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80967732
Date:
Feb 26, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Operating authority:
MC650034
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP88250 (CA)

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 17.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.56 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
7
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
7
6 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)
44%
16 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
6
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
25 violations · 2 OOS · 1.56 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)(2) (Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X3LD650992 CA YP88250 PETERBILT 579 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537L2936724 ME 435650Z UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 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
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
81466142 Apr 23, 2024 TN L3 KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB 2
81428218 Apr 18, 2024 AZ L3 TOPOCK AZ 0
80975056 Feb 26, 2024 CA L2 DESERT HILLS IF 2
80739370 Jan 26, 2024 TN L3 SHELBYVILLE TN 0
80661999 Jan 19, 2024 CA L1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 2
80608727 Jan 15, 2024 AZ L2 CASA GRANDE AZ 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84922983 Jun 10, 2025 MS L1 1UYVS2537L2936724
82772303 Sep 26, 2024 AR L1 1UYVS2537L2936724
82184310 Jul 22, 2024 AR L3 1UYVS2537L2936724
81976955 Jun 26, 2024 CA L1 1XPBDP9X3LD650992
81713527 May 20, 2024 AZ L2 1XPBDP9X3LD650992
81039532 Mar 5, 2024 NM L2 1UYVS2537L2936724
80661999 Jan 19, 2024 CA L1 1XPBDP9X3LD650992
80463861 Dec 19, 2023 NM L3 1UYVS2537L2936724

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