Roadside Inspection 84658821

Roadside inspection on May 9, 2025 in California • Carrier: COVER TECH XPRESS INC (USDOT 3409164) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84658821
Date:
May 9, 2025
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILROY IF
Operating authority:
MC1098810
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PB21644 (ON)

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 19.

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 0.97 violations per inspection across 37 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 GILROY IF
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 15,896 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)
64%
14 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
9 violations · 1 OOS · 0.64 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 395.8E-HOSPCDOOS (HOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPCDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH9GN949158 ON PB21644 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539M6289902 ON X86310 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8E-HOSPCDOOS HOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
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
84964991 Jun 12, 2025 WY L3 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0
84937039 Jun 12, 2025 WY L3 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0
84914051 Jun 10, 2025 NE L3 WAVERLY EAST BOUND 0
84867581 Jun 4, 2025 CA L3 TRUCKEE AG STATION 0
84742461 May 20, 2025 NM L1 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 1 OOS
84646341 May 6, 2025 CA L1 GILROY IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87458926 Mar 31, 2026 ID L2 4V4NC9EH9GN949158
86169938 Oct 27, 2025 WY L2 4V4NC9EH9GN949158
85369218 Jul 30, 2025 UT L3 4V4NC9EH9GN949158
83086262 Nov 5, 2024 CA L3 4V4NC9EH9GN949158
82811815 Sep 30, 2024 ND L3 1UYVS2539M6289902
82454466 Aug 21, 2024 SD L3 4V4NC9EH9GN949158
82293525 Jul 29, 2024 CO L3 1UYVS2539M6289902
81551777 May 7, 2024 WA L2 4V4NC9EH9GN949158 OOS

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