Roadside Inspection 81561394

Roadside inspection on May 7, 2024 in California • Carrier: UPDIKE DISTRIBUTION LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 1788508) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81561394
Date:
May 7, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Operating authority:
MC651505
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER FLD120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL19818 (AZ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 156 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 12,828 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
138 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
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
24
25 violations · 4 OOS · 1.04 per inspection
Prior 365 days
138
126 violations · 25 OOS · 0.91 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 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 1FUJAHCG51PF97403 AZ AL19818 FREIGHTLINER FLD120 2001
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9L7560156 ID TN4658 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
82077463 Jul 6, 2024 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 0
82049065 Jul 4, 2024 CA L2 1
82098277 Jun 29, 2024 CA L2 0
82048509 Jun 28, 2024 CA L2 1
82004414 Jun 28, 2024 AZ L2 EHRENBERG AZ 4 OOS
81964351 Jun 25, 2024 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 1

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