Roadside Inspection 81817143

Roadside inspection on Jun 6, 2024 in California • Carrier: FRIENDLY TOWING AND TRANSPORATION LLC (USDOT 3729296) • Vehicle: GM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81817143
Date:
Jun 6, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Vehicle:
GM GM515 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Chevrolet
Plate:
09753V3 (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 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.79 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 10,048 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
2
1 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)
25%
16 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
9
21 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
25 violations · 4 OOS · 2.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
42 violations · 5 OOS · 2.63 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 1HTKHPVM3NH643802 CA 09753V3 GM
Ticket: Chevrolet
GM515 2022

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
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
87923797 May 21, 2026 CA L1 1HTKHPVM3NH643802
80974927 Feb 22, 2024 CA L1 1HTKHPVM3NH643802

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