Roadside Inspection 84482240

Roadside inspection on Apr 22, 2025 in California • Carrier: SEPULVEDA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3042039) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84482240
Date:
Apr 22, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Vehicle:
MACK CXU (Pinnacle) STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
85271X3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.36 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 13,504 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
3
2 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)
40%
5 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
6 violations · 3 OOS · 1.20 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2AW01BXCM003614 CA 85271X3 MACK CXU (Pinnacle) 2012

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
85064581 Jun 17, 2025 CA L2 2
84433032 Apr 15, 2025 CA L2 RAINBOW IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85064581 Jun 17, 2025 CA L2 1M2AW01BXCM003614
84433032 Apr 15, 2025 CA L2 1M2AW01BXCM003614
83630949 Jan 14, 2025 CA L3 1M2AW01BXCM003614
83346951 Dec 7, 2024 CA L1 1M2AW01BXCM003614 OOS
83312060 Dec 4, 2024 CA L1 1M2AW01BXCM003614 OOS
80497786 Sep 22, 2023 CA L5 1M2AW01BXCM003614

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