Roadside Inspection 83802732

Roadside inspection on Feb 6, 2025 in California • Carrier: PALAFOX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1429869) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83802732
Date:
Feb 6, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Operating authority:
MC741014
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G31342 (CA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above 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 0.79 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 129,168 Level 2 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 12,957 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
63%
19 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
2
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
4 violations · 1 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
17 violations · 4 OOS · 0.89 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49XXMD747039 CA 9G31342 PETERBILT 579 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3ELA6RX26PG000678 CA 4UW7811 ATRO ATRO 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LSLM Lighting - Stop lamps - Any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55A-B Hydraulic Brake - ABS defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1999. 4 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
84285207 Mar 28, 2025 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 2
84232408 Mar 23, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE CVEF 0
83769833 Jan 28, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
83719954 Jan 27, 2025 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87913669 May 20, 2026 CA L1 1XPBD49XXMD747039
87526682 Apr 7, 2026 CA L2 3ELA6RX26PG000678 OOS
86162554 Oct 23, 2025 CA L2 1XPBD49XXMD747039
85942597 Sep 19, 2025 CA L5 3ELA6RX26PG000678 OOS
85942521 Sep 19, 2025 CA L5 1XPBD49XXMD747039
84232408 Mar 23, 2025 CA L2 1XPBD49XXMD747039
83769833 Jan 28, 2025 CA L2 3ELA6RX26PG000678
82133495 Jul 12, 2024 CA L3 3ELA6RX26PG000678

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