Roadside Inspection 83041778

Roadside inspection on Oct 28, 2024 in California • Carrier: MEHAR TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3011571) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83041778
Date:
Oct 28, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NIMITZ IF
Carrier (USDOT):
MEHAR TRUCKING INC (3011571)
Operating authority:
MC1081749
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
49464D3 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 1.70 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at NIMITZ IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 10,390 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
15 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
7 violations · 0 OOS · 2.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
26 violations · 2 OOS · 1.73 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FUJGBDV9ELFT5511 CA 49464D3 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 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
83281476 Nov 24, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
83160128 Nov 8, 2024 CA L3 MISSION GRADE IF 0
83141487 Oct 30, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 0
83054132 Oct 30, 2024 CA L1 MISSION GRADE IF 2
83054129 Oct 30, 2024 CA L1 MISSION GRADE IF 0
82861068 Oct 8, 2024 CA L2 RPX AT LABATH 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88957355 Sep 9, 2026 CA L3 1FUJGBDV9ELFT5511 OOS
86452829 Nov 20, 2025 CA L3 1FUJGBDV9ELFT5511
86144972 Oct 23, 2025 CA L3 1FUJGBDV9ELFT5511
86133605 Oct 21, 2025 CA L2 1FUJGBDV9ELFT5511
83141487 Oct 30, 2024 CA L1 1FUJGBDV9ELFT5511
79788602 Sep 25, 2023 CA L2 1FUJGBDV9ELFT5511

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