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Roadside Inspection 81731681

Roadside inspection on May 28, 2024 in California • Carrier: SMART ALTERNATIVE FUELS INC (USDOT 2494278) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81731681
Date:
May 28, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I-5 N/B N/ CR 33
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 348 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
EP00475 (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 8.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.46 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 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%
12 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
19 violations · 4 OOS · 1.58 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NP3LJ0X7KM629017 CA EP00475 PETERBILT 348 2019 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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
81833378 Jun 10, 2024 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 0 —
81788442 Jun 4, 2024 CA L2 — 2 —
81607198 May 13, 2024 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0 —
81347594 Apr 10, 2024 WA L1 LIBERTY LAKE WA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86868899 Jan 21, 2026 CA L1 2NP3LJ0X7KM629017 —
83630181 Jan 16, 2025 CA L3 2NP3LJ0X7KM629017 —
82348532 Aug 9, 2024 CA L1 2NP3LJ0X7KM629017 —
81788442 Jun 4, 2024 CA L2 2NP3LJ0X7KM629017 —

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