Roadside Inspection 81559873

Roadside inspection on May 6, 2024 in California • Carrier: PALAFOX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1429869) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81559873
Date:
May 6, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Operating authority:
MC741014
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E95531 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a 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 0.90 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,788 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
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
10 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
7 violations · 2 OOS · 1.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
9 violations · 3 OOS · 0.90 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 CA 9E95531 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D5LL155193 CA 4ST8692 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
82028529 Jul 2, 2024 CA L2 HANFORD 3
82014739 Jun 28, 2024 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
81799163 Jun 4, 2024 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0
81660666 May 14, 2024 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
81607752 May 9, 2024 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 0
81608093 May 8, 2024 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87121488 Feb 23, 2026 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
83769833 Jan 28, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
83719954 Jan 27, 2025 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 OOS
83347341 Dec 4, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
82133495 Jul 12, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
81799163 Jun 4, 2024 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
81477565 Apr 26, 2024 CA L2 1JJV532D5LL155193
81449865 Apr 23, 2024 CA L2 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238

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