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Roadside Inspection 82958268

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2024 in California • Carrier: INTERNATIONAL PLANT GROWERS INC (USDOT 2752779) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82958268
Date:
Oct 19, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
40907V1 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 3 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 74,469 Level 3 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 12,502 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 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)
63%
8 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
6 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 CA 40907V1 FREIGHTLINER M2 2016 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLCP State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone. 10 Unsafe Driving —
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service 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
83139530 Nov 7, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
83076653 Oct 31, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
82770752 Sep 26, 2024 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86035370 Oct 9, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 —
85182140 Jul 9, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 —
85156130 Jul 8, 2025 CA L2 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 —
85121364 Jul 1, 2025 CA L1 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 —
84308979 Apr 2, 2025 CA L2 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 —
82075497 Jul 3, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 —
79788746 Sep 27, 2023 CA L1 3ALACWDT1GDGZ9845 —

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