Roadside Inspection 83780198

Roadside inspection on Jul 19, 2024 in California • Carrier: DILLON SMITH TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3050214) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83780198
Date:
Jul 19, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PERALTA SCALES W/B
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 386 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E71593 (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 9.

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 Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 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
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 393.70C (Defective coupling devices for full trailer, severity weight 3). (393.70C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPHA48X5CD151520 CA 9E71593 PETERBILT 386 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1BN2P1911YC010111 CA 4SD7555 BEALL TRAILERS Beall Trailers 2000

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2 Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.70C Defective coupling devices for full trailer 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 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
82246359 Jul 25, 2024 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 0
82220729 Jul 24, 2024 CA L1 EB SR-91 PERALTA SCALE 0
81858260 Jun 12, 2024 CA L2 ANAHEIM 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82220729 Jul 24, 2024 CA L1 1BN2P1911YC010111
82220729 Jul 24, 2024 CA L1 1XPHA48X5CD151520

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