Roadside Inspection 82028432

Roadside inspection on Jun 20, 2024 in California • Carrier: PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT (USDOT 2808771) • Vehicle: THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82028432
Date:
Jun 20, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DELANO
Vehicle:
THOMAS BUILT ER TRANSIT (ENGINE REAR) SCHOOL BUS
Plate:
1300404 (CA)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 5 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.44 violations per inspection across 105 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at DELANO
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 131 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
103 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
40 violations · 3 OOS · 1.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
103
151 violations · 14 OOS · 1.47 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 1T75U4B21V1143981 CA 1300404 THOMAS BUILT ER TRANSIT (ENGINE REAR) 1997

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
82340092 Jul 22, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1
81846947 Jun 5, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1
81787788 May 30, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
81787488 May 2, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
81501057 Apr 23, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 0
81501056 Apr 23, 2024 CA L5 BAKERSFIELD 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82982147 Oct 2, 2024 CA L5 1T75U4B21V1143981

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