Roadside Inspection 81002656

Roadside inspection on Feb 21, 2024 in California • Carrier: MICHAELS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 575313) • Vehicle: IC BUS SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81002656
Date:
Feb 21, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEJO
Vehicle:
IC BUS PB305 SCHOOL BUS
Ticket make:
International
Plate:
8ETJ235 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.98 violations per inspection across 92 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at VALLEJO
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 49 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
92 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
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
92
90 violations · 5 OOS · 0.98 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 4DRBWTAR8KB339730 CA 8ETJ235 IC BUS
Ticket: International
PB305 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
81436674 Apr 19, 2024 CA L5 VALLEJO 1
81436673 Apr 19, 2024 CA L5 VALLEJO 1
81436672 Apr 19, 2024 CA L5 VALLEJO 1
81436593 Apr 19, 2024 CA L5 VALLEJO 2
81355119 Apr 12, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 2
81356382 Apr 8, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88801581 Aug 25, 2026 CA L5 4DRBWTAR8KB339730
85805621 Sep 16, 2025 CA L5 4DRBWTAR8KB339730
84184274 Mar 18, 2025 CA L5 4DRBWTAR8KB339730
79722554 Aug 8, 2023 CA L5 4DRBWTAR8KB339730

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