Roadside Inspection 84285207

Roadside inspection on Mar 28, 2025 in California • Carrier: PALAFOX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1429869) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84285207
Date:
Mar 28, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CASTAIC IF
Operating authority:
MC741014
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9E87153 (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 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.81 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at CASTAIC IF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 14,005 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
2
1 more than 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)
68%
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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
14 violations · 2 OOS · 0.74 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X0JJ212122 CA 9E87153 KENWORTH T680 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3ELA6RX28PG000679 CA 4UW7809 ATRO
Ticket: Trailer
ATRO 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 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
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
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
87976668 May 27, 2026 CA L1 3ELA6RX28PG000679 OOS
87976668 May 27, 2026 CA L1 1XKYD49X0JJ212122 OOS
85942521 Sep 19, 2025 CA L5 3ELA6RX28PG000679
85486010 Jul 18, 2025 CA L1 1XKYD49X0JJ212122
83347341 Dec 4, 2024 CA L3 3ELA6RX28PG000679
82818504 Sep 26, 2024 CA L1 1XKYD49X0JJ212122 OOS
82513650 Aug 23, 2024 CA L2 1XKYD49X0JJ212122
82014739 Jun 28, 2024 CA L2 1XKYD49X0JJ212122

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