Roadside Inspection 81880762

Roadside inspection on Jun 14, 2024 in California • Carrier: JOSEPH J ALBANESE INC (USDOT 1888889) • Vehicle: FORD 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 #:
81880762
Date:
Jun 14, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WALNUT CRK PLTFM SCALES
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
84265U2 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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 0.33 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at WALNUT CRK PLTFM SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 205 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
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)
74%
19 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
6
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.37 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.0× their typical violation rate (4 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.33 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 393.110(c) (Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo, severity weight 3). (393.110(c))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5GYXKEF14111 CA 84265U2 FORD F-550 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110(c) Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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
82158910 Jul 17, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
82158071 Jul 15, 2024 CA L2 NIMITZ IF 1
82028730 Jul 1, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 2 OOS
81976362 Jun 24, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
81915011 Jun 14, 2024 CA L3 CORDELIA IF 0
81608325 May 10, 2024 CA L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88792713 Aug 25, 2026 CA L1 1FDUF5GYXKEF14111

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