Roadside Inspection 81662878

Roadside inspection on May 20, 2024 in California • Carrier: CYLINDER ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 2687969) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81662878
Date:
May 20, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARSON NB SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
19825L2 (CA)

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 16.

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 this carrier's typical
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.21 violations per inspection across 56 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
7
6 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
82%
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
11
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
10 violations · 1 OOS · 0.22 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.21 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(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWFC8KHKD5380 CA 19825L2 FREIGHTLINER M2 2019

Violations Cited

7 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 OOS
393.81 Horn inoperative 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(d) Frame accessories improperly attached 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
81774297 May 30, 2024 CA L1 CARSON PLATFORM SCALES 0
81773985 May 30, 2024 CA L1 CARSON PLATFORM 1 OOS
81752969 May 30, 2024 CA L1 CARSON SCALE FACILITY 0
81752946 May 29, 2024 CA L1 CARSON PLATFORM SCALES 0
81752740 May 29, 2024 CA L1 CARSON PLATFORM SCALES 0
81752646 May 29, 2024 CA L1 CARSON PLATFORM SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87876744 May 15, 2026 CA L1 1FVACWFC8KHKD5380
84688544 May 15, 2025 CA L1 1FVACWFC8KHKD5380
81730315 May 24, 2024 CA L1 1FVACWFC8KHKD5380
78782005 May 26, 2023 CA L1 1FVACWFC8KHKD5380
78781499 May 22, 2023 CA L1 1FVACWFC8KHKD5380

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