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Roadside Inspection 81145162

Roadside inspection on Mar 15, 2024 in California • Carrier: VC HEAVY HAUL (USDOT 1113471) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81145162
Date:
Mar 15, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SOUTH LOS ANGELES AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
VC HEAVY HAUL (1113471)
Operating authority:
MC456734
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 367 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP74207 (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 27.

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 Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at SOUTH LOS ANGELES AREA
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 260 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
6
5 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
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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPTD4EX8KD266021 CA XP74207 PETERBILT 367 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKB04830YM110803 CA 4PS6697 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Trlk
— 2000 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 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
81502949 Apr 26, 2024 AZ L2 PARKER AZ 0 —
81333017 Apr 10, 2024 CA L2 — 3 —
81273727 Mar 25, 2024 CA L2 CALEXICO IF 0 —
81232113 Mar 24, 2024 CA L2 — 0 —
81099410 Mar 12, 2024 CA L2 SAN PEDRO 5 OOS
81299816 Mar 6, 2024 CA L5 — 0 —

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