Roadside Inspection 78453401

Roadside inspection on Apr 24, 2023 in Georgia • Carrier: POLYTEC INC (USDOT 1270972) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78453401
Date:
Apr 24, 2023
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR
Carrier (USDOT):
POLYTEC INC (1270972)
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9500 series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
EZU829 (GA)

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 3.

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 Georgia
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 8,585 Level 2 inspections in Georgia during 2023
vs typical at HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,199 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZHAZCK98AY60452 GA EZU829 STERLING TRUCK L9500 series 2008

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
78817689 Jun 5, 2023 VA L1 EXIT 14 7 OOS
78785049 May 31, 2023 GA L3 HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR 1
78749892 May 25, 2023 VA L1 TROUTVILLE SCALES NORTH 3
78644049 May 17, 2023 GA L3 HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR 0
78503212 Apr 26, 2023 GA L2 0
78423919 Apr 18, 2023 GA L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87072239 Feb 11, 2026 MN L1 2FZHAZCK98AY60452
84370019 Apr 4, 2025 GA L3 2FZHAZCK98AY60452 OOS
81215747 Mar 27, 2024 US L1 2FZHAZCK98AY60452

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