Roadside Inspection 81788442

Roadside inspection on Jun 4, 2024 in California • Carrier: SMART ALTERNATIVE FUELS INC (USDOT 2494278) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81788442
Date:
Jun 4, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I505 SB NO MIDWAY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 348 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
EP00475 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but 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 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.50 violations per inspection across 14 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
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
2
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
21 violations · 5 OOS · 1.62 per inspection

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
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
81833378 Jun 10, 2024 CA L1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES 0
81731681 May 28, 2024 CA L2 2 OOS
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
81731681 May 28, 2024 CA L2 2NP3LJ0X7KM629017 OOS

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