Roadside Inspection 81729902

Roadside inspection on May 20, 2024 in California • Carrier: MURDOCK LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3064673) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81729902
Date:
May 20, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
81814D3 (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 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.09 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 10,012 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
30 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
8
4 violations · 2 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
36 violations · 7 OOS · 1.20 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.09 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126 CA 81814D3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82077260 Jul 5, 2024 CA L2 2
81953467 Jun 24, 2024 CA L2 I-680 NB K PLATFORM SCALES 1
81880509 Jun 13, 2024 CA L1 SR-299 MONTGOMERY CREEK 1
81817025 Jun 7, 2024 CA L2 PINE GROVE 0
81741598 May 29, 2024 CA L2 MOKE HILL 0
81699651 May 17, 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
86901100 Jan 26, 2026 CA L1 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126
86900259 Jan 26, 2026 CA L1 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126 OOS
85235764 Jul 9, 2025 CA L1 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126
83694677 Jan 22, 2025 CA L1 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126 OOS
83520140 Jan 1, 2025 CA L3 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126
82289868 Aug 1, 2024 CA L1 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126
82246167 Jul 25, 2024 CA L3 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126
81699651 May 17, 2024 CA L1 3ALHC5DV3MDMY3126

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