Roadside Inspection 83550344

Roadside inspection on Jan 3, 2025 in California • Carrier: MENDEZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2606513) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83550344
Date:
Jan 3, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAN ONOFRE IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
84420M3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at SAN ONOFRE IF
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 12,126 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 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
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 392.2-SLLSOA (State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation., severity weight 8). (392.2-SLLSOA)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWCY2GDHF7793 CA 84420M3 FREIGHTLINER M2 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSOA State/Local Laws - State operating authority violation. 8 Unsafe Driving OOS
393.207A-SAPPAS Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift. 7 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
83913593 Feb 19, 2025 CA L3 I-5 S/B NO MCBEAN PKWY 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82658217 Sep 13, 2024 CA L1 3ALACWCY2GDHF7793
79041648 Jun 30, 2023 CA L2 3ALACWCY2GDHF7793 OOS

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