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Roadside Inspection 82563315

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2024 in California • Carrier: B & A CARGO INC (USDOT 3983833) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82563315
Date:
Aug 30, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
B & A CARGO INC (3983833)
Operating authority:
MC1492454
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1187923 (IL)

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 16.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 3.22 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 12,396 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
13%
23 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
8
11 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
67 violations · 7 OOS · 3.05 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
74 violations · 8 OOS · 3.22 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X5HJ157306 IL P1187923 KENWORTH T680 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5323PL002953 ME 5212110 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC — 2023 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.25(a) Improper Lamp Mounting 6 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
83031900 Oct 27, 2024 AR L3 VAN BUREN AR 0 —
83010169 Oct 26, 2024 NM L2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0 —
82952013 Oct 18, 2024 AL L1 ROBERTSDALE 1 —
83001778 Oct 14, 2024 IA L1 I35 NB 6 OOS
82893243 Oct 9, 2024 NM L2 ROADSIDE 1 —
82885214 Oct 9, 2024 CO L2 CORTEZ CO 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81630869 May 16, 2024 NE L3 5VGFW5323PL002953 —
80536525 Jan 4, 2024 NC L1 5VGFW5323PL002953 —
79285364 Jul 29, 2023 WY L3 1XKYD49X5HJ157306 —

Related records

Recent activity at DESERT HILLS IF

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89111363 Sep 27, 2026 RS CARGO CORP 1 —
89110561 Sep 27, 2026 4 SEASONS ENTERPRISE INC 0 —
89111477 Sep 26, 2026 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION 0 —