Roadside Inspection 80970710

Roadside inspection on Feb 13, 2024 in California • Carrier: GONDEL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1421371) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80970710
Date:
Feb 13, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF677 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G70334 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.50 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,509 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
4
3 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)
29%
14 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
1
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
4 violations · 0 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
35 violations · 5 OOS · 2.50 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDHSJR4CN613583 CA 9G70334 INTERNATIONAL LF677 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H2V05324HE016756 CA 4NG6732 Freightliner

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
81168276 Mar 18, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 4
81110221 Mar 13, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 9 OOS
81091222 Mar 4, 2024 US L3 SAN DIEGO CA 0
80970621 Feb 15, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 6
80632540 Jan 16, 2024 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88799777 Aug 24, 2026 CA L1 3HSDHSJR4CN613583 OOS
86741260 Jan 6, 2026 CA L3 3HSDHSJR4CN613583
86375927 Nov 18, 2025 CA L2 3HSDHSJR4CN613583
85955440 Oct 2, 2025 CA L3 3HSDHSJR4CN613583
85945042 Oct 1, 2025 CA L2 3HSDHSJR4CN613583 OOS
84854747 May 30, 2025 CA L2 3HSDHSJR4CN613583
83974745 Feb 25, 2025 CA L1 3HSDHSJR4CN613583
83641881 Jan 16, 2025 CA L3 3HSDHSJR4CN613583

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