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Roadside Inspection 82578672

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2024 in California • Carrier: THE MORNING STAR TRUCKING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 2657958) • 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 #:
82578672
Date:
Sep 3, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
6550 STRUCKMEYER RD
Operating authority:
MC1277946
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G86593 (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 6.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.92 violations per inspection across 233 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024

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)
23%
149 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
36
95 violations · 18 OOS
Prior 90 days
47
116 violations · 22 OOS · 2.47 per inspection
Prior 365 days
149
312 violations · 55 OOS · 2.09 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZAP8X7RJ360408 CA 9G86593 KENWORTH T880 2024 —
2 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1T9K61N1XD1030843 CA 4MB1868 TUFF BOY SALES
Ticket: Tufb
Tuff Boy Sales 2013 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
83030031 Oct 23, 2024 CA L5 13448 S VOLTA RD LOS BANOS 0 —
83030006 Oct 23, 2024 CA L5 13448 S VOLTA RD LOS BANOS 0 —
83030005 Oct 23, 2024 CA L5 13448 S VOLTA RD LOS BANOS 0 —
83030004 Oct 23, 2024 CA L5 13448 S VOLTA RD LOS BANOS 0 —
83030003 Oct 23, 2024 CA L5 13448 S VOLTA RD LOS BANOS 1 OOS
83029978 Oct 23, 2024 CA L5 13448 S VOLTA RD LOS BANOS 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89086095 Sep 24, 2026 CA L2 1XKZAP8X7RJ360408 —
89084475 Sep 23, 2026 CA L2 1XKZAP8X7RJ360408 —
89074873 Sep 23, 2026 CA L2 1T9K61N1XD1030843 —
82829160 Sep 5, 2024 CA L5 1XKZAP8X7RJ360408 —

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