Roadside Inspection 82564899

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2024 in California • Carrier: MURDOCK LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3064673) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82564899
Date:
Aug 30, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SR-32 JUMP SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
21031A3 (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 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at SR-32 JUMP SCALES
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 146 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
2
1 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)
54%
35 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
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
12 violations · 1 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
35
36 violations · 6 OOS · 1.03 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHCYFE3MDMK1160 CA 21031A3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2021

Violations Cited

2 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
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 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
82769937 Sep 25, 2024 CA L1 GILROY IF 4 OOS
82697404 Sep 18, 2024 CA L3 WALNUT CRK PLTFM SCALES 1
82658276 Sep 12, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
82564827 Sep 2, 2024 CA L3 SACRAMENTO 7 OOS
82463783 Aug 22, 2024 CA L1 SR-299 AT BEAR GULCH 0
82411411 Aug 15, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87045178 Feb 12, 2026 CA L1 3ALHCYFE3MDMK1160 OOS

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