Roadside Inspection 81202102

Roadside inspection on Mar 21, 2024 in California • Carrier: R MENDOZA TRUCKING (USDOT 3082019) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81202102
Date:
Mar 21, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Carrier (USDOT):
R MENDOZA TRUCKING (3082019)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F65108 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 9,267 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356 CA 9F65108 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1W1ZKD3E4H3303394 CA 4TN9099 WILSON TRAILER CO. Wilson Trailer Co. 1987

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 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
81332685 Apr 10, 2024 CA L1 0
81080290 Mar 11, 2024 CA L1 SB MIRANDA SCALE 5 OOS
80831352 Feb 12, 2024 CA L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85225229 Jul 14, 2025 CA L2 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356 OOS
83949618 Feb 21, 2025 CA L3 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356
83864769 Feb 12, 2025 CA L2 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356
83853331 Feb 11, 2025 CA L2 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356 OOS
83666161 Jan 17, 2025 CA L2 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356 OOS
79488740 Aug 22, 2023 CA L1 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356
79403153 Jul 18, 2023 CA L1 1FUJGLDR3CSBE3356 OOS

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