Roadside Inspection 82489794

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2024 in California • Carrier: FIGUEROA TANK LINES INC (USDOT 1306540) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82489794
Date:
Aug 25, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
I-5 N/B SANTA NELLA SCALES
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 47X Chassis STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
EP06688 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.01 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 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)
56%
54 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
4
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
9 violations · 2 OOS · 0.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
54
61 violations · 9 OOS · 1.13 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KKHBPFM8PLUF4726 CA EP06688 WESTERN STAR 47X Chassis 2023
2 FULL TRAILER 10BBAA211MP220424 CA 4TL3640 BRENNER
Ticket: Beal
DOT/TC Specification 2021

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
178.345-6 DOT406/407/412 supports and anchoring 8 Hazardous Materials
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
172.202(a)(5) No or improper Total Quantity listed 3 Hazardous Materials
177.817(e) Shipping paper accessibility 3 Hazardous Materials
393.70(c) Defective coupling devices for full trailer 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
82970038 Oct 21, 2024 CA L2 WALNUT CREEK SCALES 0
82958528 Oct 18, 2024 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 0
82956816 Oct 18, 2024 CA L1 3
82983067 Oct 10, 2024 CA L3 CORDELIA IF 1
82882157 Oct 9, 2024 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0
82881997 Oct 9, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88479734 Jul 21, 2026 CA L2 10BBAA211MP220424
88351839 Jul 7, 2026 CA L1 5KKHBPFM8PLUF4726 OOS
88113828 Jun 10, 2026 CA L1 5KKHBPFM8PLUF4726 OOS
87729450 Apr 29, 2026 CA L2 10BBAA211MP220424
87070886 Feb 13, 2026 CA L2 5KKHBPFM8PLUF4726
86585254 Dec 16, 2025 CA L1 5KKHBPFM8PLUF4726
86227579 Oct 31, 2025 CA L2 10BBAA211MP220424
85612458 Aug 26, 2025 CA L2 10BBAA211MP220424

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