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Roadside Inspection 82738708

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2024 in California • Carrier: ALVARADO'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 716720) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82738708
Date:
Sep 20, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RAINBOW IF
Operating authority:
MC329853
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP43843 (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 5.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.66 violations per inspection across 53 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at RAINBOW IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 9,934 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
2
1 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)
44%
32 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
19 violations · 3 OOS · 3.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
53 violations · 6 OOS · 1.66 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2NSNJ2785 CA YP43843 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF45206R1042337 CA 4KY9812 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 1994 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9(a)(1) Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
83197889 Nov 8, 2024 CA L3 OTAY MESA IF 0 —
83076341 Nov 1, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0 —
83004501 Oct 24, 2024 CA L3 OTAY MESA IF 2 OOS
83004286 Oct 24, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA INSPECTION FACILITY 4 OOS
82903225 Oct 10, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 1 —
82770181 Sep 23, 2024 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88997494 Sep 11, 2026 CA L1 3AKJHHDR2NSNJ2785 —
88919461 Sep 5, 2026 AZ L2 1TTF45206R1042337 —
88619806 Aug 4, 2026 AZ L2 1TTF45206R1042337 —
87998259 May 29, 2026 CA L2 1TTF45206R1042337 OOS
87399668 Mar 23, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR2NSNJ2785 —
87244681 Mar 7, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR2NSNJ2785 —
87244670 Mar 7, 2026 CA L3 1TTF45206R1042337 —
86848304 Jan 16, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR2NSNJ2785 OOS

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