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Roadside Inspection 82720526

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2024 in California • Carrier: BZ TRANS INC (USDOT 3020587) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82720526
Date:
Sep 18, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NORWALK
Carrier (USDOT):
BZ TRANS INC (3020587)
Operating authority:
MC034141
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZP15868 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 5 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at NORWALK
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 122 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
16 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
2
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
46 violations · 4 OOS · 2.88 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPXL49X6RD677047 CA ZP15868 PETERBILT 389 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AA1640SG045001 ME 5370968 COTTRELL
Ticket: Unknown
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI 2025 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
82976078 Oct 23, 2024 OR L2 — 0 —
82926082 Oct 15, 2024 WA L2 BOW WA 4 OOS
82816888 Oct 1, 2024 NV L2 — 0 —
82760237 Sep 24, 2024 CA L3 — 1 —
82720525 Sep 18, 2024 CA L5 NORWALK 1 OOS
82720524 Sep 18, 2024 CA L5 NORWALK 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86901777 Jan 26, 2026 CA L3 1NPXL49X6RD677047 —
86901777 Jan 26, 2026 CA L3 5E0AA1640SG045001 —
86729936 Jan 6, 2026 CA L5 1NPXL49X6RD677047 —
86729936 Jan 6, 2026 CA L5 5E0AA1640SG045001 —
84196655 Mar 20, 2025 WA L2 1NPXL49X6RD677047 OOS
84196655 Mar 20, 2025 WA L2 5E0AA1640SG045001 OOS

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Recent activity at NORWALK

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