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Roadside Inspection 85942597

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2025 in California • Carrier: PALAFOX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1429869) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85942597
Date:
Sep 19, 2025
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
135 S. FRUIT AVE
Operating authority:
MC741014
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP42726 (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 4.

Compared to the median Level 5 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.79 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 5 median in California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 64,641 Level 5 inspections in California during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 88,272 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
60%
10 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 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-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X4RD639443 CA ZP42726 PETERBILT 579 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3ELA6RX26PG000678 CA 4UW7811 ATRO ATRO 2023 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
86162554 Oct 23, 2025 CA L2 GCVEF 0 —
85942598 Sep 19, 2025 CA L5 — 0 —
85942521 Sep 19, 2025 CA L5 — 0 —
85663156 Aug 25, 2025 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87526682 Apr 7, 2026 CA L2 3ELA6RX26PG000678 OOS
87526682 Apr 7, 2026 CA L2 1XPBD49X4RD639443 OOS
87184504 Feb 27, 2026 CA L2 1XPBD49X4RD639443 —
87081858 Feb 16, 2026 CA L3 1XPBD49X4RD639443 —
83802732 Feb 6, 2025 CA L2 3ELA6RX26PG000678 —
83769833 Jan 28, 2025 CA L2 3ELA6RX26PG000678 —
82982708 Oct 21, 2024 CA L2 1XPBD49X4RD639443 —
82133495 Jul 12, 2024 CA L3 3ELA6RX26PG000678 —

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