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Roadside Inspection 78373015

Roadside inspection on Apr 17, 2023 in Mississippi • Carrier: JAMES HARMON (USDOT 2909303) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78373015
Date:
Apr 17, 2023
State:
Mississippi
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OSYKA - SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
JAMES HARMON (2909303)
Operating authority:
MC979841
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PWW8072 (OH)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 Mississippi
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,204 Level 2 inspections in Mississippi during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 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 393.67(c)(7)(v) (Tires - other defects, severity weight 6). (393.67(c)(7)(v))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXDT5HDJB9142 OH PWW8072 FREIGHTLINER M2 2017 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.67(c)(7)(v) Tires - other defects 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service 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
78438245 Apr 24, 2023 KY L1 MOREHEAD 0 —

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