Roadside Inspection 84185867

Roadside inspection on Mar 20, 2025 in California • Carrier: EPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 2884097) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84185867
Date:
Mar 20, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
69998Y2 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.10 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
95%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.05 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWFC5LHLM0643 CA 69998Y2 FREIGHTLINER M2 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 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
84559275 May 1, 2025 CA L1 COALINGA AREA 0
84558763 May 1, 2025 CA L1 COALINGA AREA 0
84558732 May 1, 2025 CA L1 COALINGA AREA 0
84558468 May 1, 2025 CA L1 COALINGA 0
84396740 Apr 11, 2025 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
84309089 Apr 2, 2025 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87489411 Apr 3, 2026 CA L1 1FVACWFC5LHLM0643
81893733 Jun 14, 2024 CA L1 1FVACWFC5LHLM0643
78846536 Jun 7, 2023 CA L1 1FVACWFC5LHLM0643

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