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Roadside Inspection 78303897

Roadside inspection on Apr 7, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: DAVID MACAULAY (USDOT 2517808)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78303897
Date:
Apr 7, 2023
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ASHEVILLE*
Carrier (USDOT):
DAVID MACAULAY (2517808)
Operating authority:
MC873809

What this inspection means

The vehicle 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 21.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 2 median in North Carolina
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 393.70(b) (Defective/improper fifth wheel assemblies, severity weight 3). (393.70(b))

Units Inspected

Unit details not recorded on this inspection.

Unit details not recorded

This inspection's per-unit records (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) were not imported with the parent record. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 Hours of Service —
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.70(b) Defective/improper fifth wheel assemblies 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 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
78754138 May 25, 2023 OK L2 BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE 0 —

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Related records

Recent activity at ASHEVILLE*

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
78593698 May 10, 2023 AMS CUSTOM BUILDING AND REMODELING INC 0 —