Roadside Inspection 83278405

Roadside inspection on Nov 21, 2024 in California • Carrier: SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC (USDOT 391314) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83278405
Date:
Nov 21, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NORTHBOUND CAJON SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP70219 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.39 violations per inspection across 95 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 NORTHBOUND CAJON SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 580 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
76%
63 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
4
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.36 per inspection
Prior 365 days
63
28 violations · 6 OOS · 0.44 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2LSMH3284 CA XP70219 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020

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
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance 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
83605091 Jan 14, 2025 CA L3 HORNBROOK AG STATION 0
83461214 Dec 19, 2024 AZ L3 MARANA AZ 0
83456198 Dec 18, 2024 AZ L2 PARKER AZ 0
83452298 Dec 18, 2024 TX L3 IH10 WB AT ENTRY RAM 1
83399114 Dec 12, 2024 AZ L3 MARANA AZ 0
83394944 Dec 11, 2024 AZ L2 PARKER AZ 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87264334 Mar 8, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDR2LSMH3284
86184474 Oct 29, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR2LSMH3284
86009325 Oct 8, 2025 AZ L3 3AKJHHDR2LSMH3284
85994129 Oct 7, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDR2LSMH3284
78640077 May 13, 2023 CA L3 3AKJHHDR2LSMH3284

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