Roadside Inspection 80972991

Roadside inspection on Feb 11, 2024 in California • Carrier: MCD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 891748) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80972991
Date:
Feb 11, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
WP75418 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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 1.03 violations per inspection across 89 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 11,401 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)
54%
89 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
8
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
18 violations · 2 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
89
92 violations · 12 OOS · 1.03 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514 CA WP75418 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016

Violations Cited

4 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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(a) Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
81228849 Mar 28, 2024 KS L3 0
81216382 Mar 19, 2024 US L1 SAN DIEGO CA 0
81167799 Mar 19, 2024 CA L3 OTAY MESA IF 0
81155687 Mar 19, 2024 OR L1 3
81166643 Mar 18, 2024 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 0
81051705 Mar 5, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA INSPECTION FACILITY 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88101348 Jun 8, 2026 CA L1 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514
86510513 Dec 6, 2025 CA L1 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514
85027931 Jun 18, 2025 US L1 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514
85380389 Jun 15, 2025 US L1 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514
84558594 Apr 27, 2025 CA L3 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514
84167459 Mar 19, 2025 NV L3 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514
83652635 Jan 20, 2025 UT L3 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514
83430023 Dec 14, 2024 CA L1 3AKGGLD5XGSHC1514

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