Roadside Inspection 82771374

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2024 in California • Carrier: THE MORNING STAR TRUCKING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 2657958) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82771374
Date:
Sep 25, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA NELLA PLATFORM SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G28440 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.81 violations per inspection across 285 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 74,469 Level 3 inspections in California during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
174 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
58
87 violations · 13 OOS
Prior 90 days
99
184 violations · 33 OOS · 1.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
174
308 violations · 54 OOS · 1.77 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 393.70(c) (Defective coupling devices for full trailer, severity weight 3). (393.70(c))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHKDV1NSMZ3189 CA 9G28440 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9AA1N18A1030331 CA 4KU3800 TUFF BOY SALES Tuff Boy Sales 2010

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.70(c) Defective coupling devices for full trailer 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
83108458 Nov 7, 2024 CA L1 SANTA NELLA SCALES 3 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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81168848 Mar 21, 2024 CA L1 3AKBHKDV1NSMZ3189
80974409 Feb 27, 2024 CA L1 3AKBHKDV1NSMZ3189
80974408 Feb 27, 2024 CA L1 3AKBHKDV1NSMZ3189

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