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Roadside Inspection 82926082

Roadside inspection on Oct 15, 2024 in Washington • Carrier: BZ TRANS INC (USDOT 3020587) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS 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 #:
82926082
Date:
Oct 15, 2024
State:
Washington
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOW WA
Carrier (USDOT):
BZ TRANS INC (3020587)
Operating authority:
MC034141
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
YP44715 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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 1.47 violations per inspection across 38 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 23,334 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2024
vs typical at BOW WA
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,933 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)
27%
22 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
7
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
8 violations · 1 OOS · 0.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
51 violations · 5 OOS · 2.32 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPXLP9X9PD875183 CA YP44715 PETERBILT 389 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AA1642PG865801 ME 5172258 COTTRELL C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI 2023 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
83374281 Dec 10, 2024 WA L3 RIDGEFIELD WA 0 —
83205079 Nov 18, 2024 NM L2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0 —
82976078 Oct 23, 2024 OR L2 — 0 —
82816888 Oct 1, 2024 NV L2 — 0 —
82760237 Sep 24, 2024 CA L3 — 1 —
82720526 Sep 18, 2024 CA L5 NORWALK 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86729938 Jan 7, 2026 CA L5 1NPXLP9X9PD875183 —
86729938 Jan 7, 2026 CA L5 5E0AA1642PG865801 —
86596124 Dec 17, 2025 CA L3 1NPXLP9X9PD875183 —
86596124 Dec 17, 2025 CA L3 5E0AA1642PG865801 —
86324933 Nov 12, 2025 CA L3 1NPXLP9X9PD875183 OOS
86324933 Nov 12, 2025 CA L3 5E0AA1642PG865801 OOS
85921505 Sep 27, 2025 CA L3 1NPXLP9X9PD875183 —
85921505 Sep 27, 2025 CA L3 5E0AA1642PG865801 —

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