Roadside Inspection 82028730

Roadside inspection on Jul 1, 2024 in California • Carrier: JOSEPH J ALBANESE INC (USDOT 1888889) • Vehicle: CATERPILLAR 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 #:
82028730
Date:
Jul 1, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Vehicle:
CATERPILLAR CF7AA STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
41131M1 (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 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.37 violations per inspection across 27 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 10,199 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)
73%
22 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
3
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
4 violations · 2 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
9 violations · 3 OOS · 0.41 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(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HTJGTKR7EN765348 CA 41131M1 CATERPILLAR CF7AA 2014

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 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
82563835 Aug 29, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
82563825 Aug 29, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
82411188 Aug 15, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
82158910 Jul 17, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
82158071 Jul 15, 2024 CA L2 NIMITZ IF 1
81976362 Jun 24, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83923937 Feb 18, 2025 CA L1 3HTJGTKR7EN765348
83923717 Feb 18, 2025 CA L1 3HTJGTKR7EN765348 OOS

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