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Roadside Inspection 83501172

Roadside inspection on Dec 20, 2024 in California • Carrier: FRESNO COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION (USDOT 2736952) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83501172
Date:
Dec 20, 2024
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
3120 W NIELSEN AVE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER FS 65 Chassis SCHOOL BUS
Ticket make:
Thomas
Plate:
1070100 (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 4.

Compared to the median Level 5 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 1.24 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 67,312 Level 5 inspections in California during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
21%
33 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
6
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
47 violations · 4 OOS · 1.42 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.24 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 SCHOOL BUS 4UZAAXAK23CK66466 CA 1070100 FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: Thomas
FS 65 Chassis 2003 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
83501183 Dec 20, 2024 CA L5 3120 W NIELSEN AVE 0 —
83501182 Dec 20, 2024 CA L5 3120 W NIELSEN AVE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84409067 Apr 10, 2025 CA L5 4UZAAXAK23CK66466 —
79623845 Sep 6, 2023 CA L5 4UZAAXAK23CK66466 —

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