Roadside Inspection 81088366

Roadside inspection on Mar 11, 2024 in California • Carrier: RT ROAD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3886792) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81088366
Date:
Mar 11, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP92590 (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 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.91 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 74,469 Level 3 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at OTAY MESA IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,598 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
20%
45 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
4
35 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
66 violations · 7 OOS · 5.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
133 violations · 15 OOS · 2.96 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 392.9(a)(1) (Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142, severity weight 1). (392.9(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X5HD363788 CA YP92590 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148309P1557086 CA 4VD1204 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9(a)(1) Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
81256860 Apr 1, 2024 IA L2 5 OOS
81168843 Mar 21, 2024 CA L1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 0
81167039 Mar 21, 2024 CA L1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 2 OOS
81160438 Mar 20, 2024 AR L3 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 1
81099152 Mar 13, 2024 CA L3 SAN ONOFRE IF 1
80959629 Feb 27, 2024 AR L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87726580 Apr 28, 2026 IL L3 13N148309P1557086
83710826 Jan 24, 2025 CA L3 1XPBDP9X5HD363788
83909434 Aug 3, 2024 NM L2 1XPBDP9X5HD363788
81897026 Jun 12, 2024 AZ L2 1XPBDP9X5HD363788 OOS
81680186 May 18, 2024 AR L3 13N148309P1557086
81256860 Apr 1, 2024 IA L2 13N148309P1557086 OOS
81256860 Apr 1, 2024 IA L2 1XPBDP9X5HD363788 OOS
80888343 Feb 20, 2024 AR L3 1XPBDP9X5HD363788 OOS

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