Roadside Inspection 82194549

Roadside inspection on Jul 18, 2024 in California • Carrier: EMPIRE FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR LLC (USDOT 2951582) • Vehicle: IC BUS BUS

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82194549
Date:
Jul 18, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COASTAL DIVISION
Vehicle:
IC BUS PC505 BUS
Ticket make:
International
Plate:
74135C3 (CA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 64 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at COASTAL DIVISION
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 301 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
1
1 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)
67%
45 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
13 violations · 1 OOS · 1.18 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
32 violations · 3 OOS · 0.71 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 5WEASAAN8DJ270489 CA 74135C3 IC BUS
Ticket: International
PC505 2013

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.79 Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
82708269 Aug 28, 2024 CA L5 COASTAL DIVISION 1
82708268 Aug 28, 2024 CA L5 COASTAL DIVISION 1
82708267 Aug 28, 2024 CA L5 COASTAL DIVISION 2
82708266 Aug 28, 2024 CA L5 COASTAL DIVISION 0
82708265 Aug 28, 2024 CA L5 COASTAL DIVISION 1 OOS
82708273 Aug 27, 2024 CA L5 COASTAL DIVISION 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85298501 Jul 15, 2025 CA L5 5WEASAAN8DJ270489
79414487 Jul 28, 2023 CA L1 5WEASAAN8DJ270489

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