Roadside Inspection 82329052

Roadside inspection on Aug 6, 2024 in California • Carrier: SIERRA FOREST PRODUCTS INC (USDOT 599163) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
82329052
Date:
Aug 6, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F17238 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.79 violations per inspection across 42 prior records
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 DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 12,395 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
29 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
23 violations · 4 OOS · 0.79 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.79 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV1JSJL0885 CA 9F17238 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC123614R3219376 ID TT9973 MANAC TRAILERS USA
Ticket: Mntr
Manac 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82750109 Sep 24, 2024 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 1
82725120 Sep 20, 2024 CO L3 MONUMENT CO 0
82688597 Sep 12, 2024 NY L3 CLIFTON PARK NY 0
82638579 Sep 9, 2024 UT L3 BRIGHAM CITY UT 0
82564156 Aug 29, 2024 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 2 OOS
82466228 Aug 21, 2024 CO L3 MONUMENT CO 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88590760 Aug 3, 2026 CA L2 5MC123614R3219376
85883185 Sep 23, 2025 CA L5 5MC123614R3219376

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