Roadside Inspection 82830281

Roadside inspection on Oct 1, 2024 in California • Carrier: THE MORNING STAR TRUCKING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 2657958) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82830281
Date:
Oct 1, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA NELLA SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G92418 (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 15.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.87 violations per inspection across 299 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at SANTA NELLA SCALES
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 480 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
4
3 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)
32%
178 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
66
110 violations · 17 OOS
Prior 90 days
113
226 violations · 39 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
178
333 violations · 56 OOS · 1.87 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHKDV6RSUY9936 CA 9G92418 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9K61N12D1030951 CA 4MN5997 TUFF BOY SALES
Ticket: Tufb
Tuff Boy Sales 2013

Violations Cited

4 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(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 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
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
88864679 Aug 31, 2026 CA L3 1T9K61N12D1030951
87517209 Apr 3, 2026 CA L1 3AKBHKDV6RSUY9936

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