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Roadside Inspection 81700389

Roadside inspection on May 23, 2024 in California • Carrier: SANITATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2773793) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81700389
Date:
May 23, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UKIAH AREA
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
52571S3 (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 10.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
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 UKIAH AREA
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 144 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
13 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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
11 violations · 2 OOS · 0.85 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.85 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 393.41 (No or defective parking brake system on CMV, severity weight 4). (393.41)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5GT5NDA21970 CA 52571S3 FORD F-550 2022 —
2 OTHER XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX — Hmde — — —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV 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 —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
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
81512091 Apr 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ROSA AREA 0 —
81512090 Apr 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ROSA AREA 0 —
81512089 Apr 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ROSA AREA 0 —
81512088 Apr 30, 2024 CA L5 SANTA ROSA AREA 0 —
81380099 Apr 17, 2024 CA L3 AUBURN AREA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84853323 Jun 2, 2025 MI L1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX —
81512088 Apr 30, 2024 CA L5 1FDUF5GT5NDA21970 —

Related records

Recent activity at UKIAH AREA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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87034736 Feb 2, 2026 M&M LEON TRUCKING LLC 0 —
87034735 Feb 2, 2026 M&M LEON TRUCKING LLC 1 —
87034790 Jan 21, 2026 MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC 2 —
87034789 Jan 21, 2026 MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC 2 —
87034788 Jan 21, 2026 MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC 2 OOS
87034787 Jan 21, 2026 MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC 0 —