Roadside Inspection 81707751

Roadside inspection on May 23, 2024 in California • Carrier: FRIENDLY TOWING AND TRANSPORATION LLC (USDOT 3729296) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81707751
Date:
May 23, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
80198R3 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

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 1.37 violations per inspection across 19 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 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 36 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)
27%
11 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
7
8 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
8 violations · 2 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
25 violations · 3 OOS · 2.27 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMDL9NG329586 CA 80198R3 RAM 5500 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
82087789 Jul 10, 2024 CA L2 STOCKTON AREA 4
81880021 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 1
81880020 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 0
81894306 Jun 13, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 1
81881438 Jun 11, 2024 CA L1 GILROY INSPECTION FACILITY 1
81881226 Jun 11, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84792013 May 27, 2025 CA L1 3C7WRMDL9NG329586
81739579 May 29, 2024 NV L2 3C7WRMDL9NG329586 OOS
81699187 May 23, 2024 CA L1 3C7WRMDL9NG329586
78461670 Apr 26, 2023 CA L1 3C7WRMDL9NG329586

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