Roadside Inspection 83719954

Roadside inspection on Jan 27, 2025 in California • Carrier: PALAFOX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1429869) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83719954
Date:
Jan 27, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Operating authority:
MC741014
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E95531 (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 12.

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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.68 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,821 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
4
3 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
18 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
14 violations · 4 OOS · 0.78 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238 CA 9E95531 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D1FL839159 CA 4NF1184 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
84285207 Mar 28, 2025 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 2
84232408 Mar 23, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE CVEF 0
83802732 Feb 6, 2025 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 2
83769833 Jan 28, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
83347341 Dec 4, 2024 CA L3 GCVEF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89039754 Sep 17, 2026 CA L1 1JJV532D1FL839159 OOS
87121488 Feb 23, 2026 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
83769833 Jan 28, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
83347341 Dec 4, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
82133495 Jul 12, 2024 CA L3 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
81799163 Jun 4, 2024 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
81559873 May 6, 2024 CA L1 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238
81449865 Apr 23, 2024 CA L2 3AKJGLD59GSHD3238

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