Roadside Inspection 84018656

Roadside inspection on Feb 25, 2025 in California • Carrier: JIREH ALA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2502156) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84018656
Date:
Feb 25, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OTAY MESA IF
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9G30320 (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 20.

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 0.78 violations per inspection across 131 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 OTAY MESA IF
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 14,111 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)
59%
83 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
6
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.22 per inspection
Prior 365 days
83
74 violations · 13 OOS · 0.89 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 18 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 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-STLT (Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link., severity weight 6). (396.3A1-STLT)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471 CA 9G30320 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-STLT Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
84460090 Apr 18, 2025 CA L3 SAN ONOFRE IF 0
84439477 Apr 18, 2025 US L1 SAN DIEGO CA 0
84421874 Apr 15, 2025 CA L3 1
84398217 Apr 9, 2025 CA L3 OTAY MESA 0
84398424 Apr 8, 2025 CA L3 OTAY MESA IF 0
84342775 Apr 2, 2025 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88411944 Jul 14, 2026 CA L2 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471
87444447 Mar 26, 2026 CA L1 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471 OOS
86686455 Dec 30, 2025 CA L1 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471
86446351 Nov 24, 2025 CA L1 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471 OOS
86305263 Nov 11, 2025 CA L3 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471
85805171 Sep 16, 2025 CA L2 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471
84398424 Apr 8, 2025 CA L3 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471
84210992 Mar 18, 2025 CA L1 3AKJGLD56FSGS9471

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