Roadside Inspection 82181024

Roadside inspection on Jul 19, 2024 in California • Carrier: EMPIRE TRANS INC (USDOT 2994977) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82181024
Date:
Jul 19, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE TRANS INC (2994977)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP18034 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in California
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 19,750 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660 CA XP18034 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0624JW111083 CA 4RD1183 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness

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
82341884 Aug 3, 2024 AZ L2 WINSLOW AZ 1
82251982 Jul 30, 2024 AR L3 FORREST CITY AR 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88839567 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 1GRAA0624JW111083
88839567 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
84785884 May 24, 2025 NM L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
84785884 May 24, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
84437241 Apr 9, 2025 MN L1 1GRAA0624JW111083

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