Roadside Inspection 81817618

Roadside inspection on Jun 6, 2024 in California • Carrier: SMITH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 54488) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81817618
Date:
Jun 6, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DONNER PASS CVEF
Carrier (USDOT):
SMITH TRUCKING INC (54488)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PZA4865 (MN)

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 0.60 violations per inspection across 203 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 DONNER PASS CVEF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,238 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)
64%
159 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
8
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
42 violations · 3 OOS · 1.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
159
94 violations · 9 OOS · 0.59 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (42 violations across 32 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.60 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4NSMV9376 MN PZA4865 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0628KW159137 MN 8510STU GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1989

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
82301214 Aug 2, 2024 SC L3 I-85 NB ROADSIDE 1
82289278 Aug 1, 2024 WY L3 GILLETTE POE 0
82267397 Jul 31, 2024 NV L3 0
82278290 Jul 30, 2024 MS L1 IUKA SCALE US 72 WEST 0
82231498 Jul 25, 2024 IL L3 0
82217795 Jul 24, 2024 NV L3 SLOAN CHECKSITE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87742985 Apr 30, 2026 OH L3 3AKJHHDR4NSMV9376
82984037 Oct 23, 2024 MO L1 1GRAA0628KW159137
82826889 Oct 2, 2024 NE L1 3AKJHHDR4NSMV9376
82794869 Sep 27, 2024 NE L3 3AKJHHDR4NSMV9376
80713342 Jan 26, 2024 MT L2 1GRAA0628KW159137

Related records

Recent activity at DONNER PASS CVEF

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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87705579 Apr 27, 2026 OKM TRUCKING INC 0