Roadside Inspection 82490340

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2024 in California • Carrier: FIRST TRANSIT INC (USDOT 1002211) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82490340
Date:
Aug 25, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
LODGEPOLE CAMP PARKING LOT
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRST TRANSIT INC (1002211)
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 BUS
Plate:
1258808 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, 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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.27 violations per inspection across 618 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
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
4
3 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)
80%
419 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
35
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
117
10 violations · 0 OOS · 0.09 per inspection
Prior 365 days
419
123 violations · 13 OOS · 0.29 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (10 violations across 117 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.27 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)(1) (Tire-ply or belt material exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 1FDXE45S77DA91722 CA 1258808 FORD E-450 2007

Violations Cited

4 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 OOS
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.62(a) No or Defective bus emergency exits 1 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
82951858 Oct 19, 2024 NJ L1 NSO 77 U 0
82957418 Oct 17, 2024 CA L5 REDDING AREA 0
82957380 Oct 17, 2024 CA L5 REDDING AREA 0
82957379 Oct 17, 2024 CA L5 REDDING AREA 0
82957378 Oct 17, 2024 CA L5 REDDING AREA 0
82957377 Oct 17, 2024 CA L5 REDDING AREA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86731410 Jan 7, 2026 CA L1 1FDXE45S77DA91722
83381211 Dec 3, 2024 CA L5 1FDXE45S77DA91722
80175391 Nov 8, 2023 CA L5 1FDXE45S77DA91722

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