Roadside Inspection 81893692

Roadside inspection on Jun 14, 2024 in California • Carrier: EPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 2884097) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81893692
Date:
Jun 14, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
33917S3 (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 4.

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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.10 violations per inspection across 42 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 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 19,630 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
94%
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
5
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.06 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.10 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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPCLP0X4PD878441 CA 33917S3 PETERBILT 567 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
81893734 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
81893733 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
81893691 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
81893509 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
81893374 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
81893344 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88034059 Jun 3, 2026 CA L1 1NPCLP0X4PD878441
84879345 Jun 5, 2025 CA L1 1NPCLP0X4PD878441
82922990 Oct 15, 2024 CA L1 1NPCLP0X4PD878441

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