Roadside Inspection 82098062

Roadside inspection on Jul 10, 2024 in California • Carrier: ERNEST A ALVARADO (USDOT 1518060) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82098062
Date:
Jul 10, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILROY IF
Carrier (USDOT):
ERNEST A ALVARADO (1518060)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G56166 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at GILROY IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 14,649 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
3
2 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
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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X0PD826371 CA 9G56166 PETERBILT 579 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF48209W2001661 CA 1WT8074 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 1998

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin

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
82809538 Aug 29, 2024 CA L1 CACHE CREEK 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88006937 May 31, 2026 CA L2 1XPBDP9X0PD826371
82809538 Aug 29, 2024 CA L1 1TTF48209W2001661
81354695 Apr 12, 2024 CA L1 1TTF48209W2001661
80550426 Jan 2, 2024 CA L2 1TTF48209W2001661
79924624 Oct 11, 2023 CA L1 1TTF48209W2001661
79487926 Aug 14, 2023 CA L2 1TTF48209W2001661
79178164 Jul 17, 2023 CA L3 1TTF48209W2001661

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