Roadside Inspection 78454016

Roadside inspection on Apr 25, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: NOVELART MANUFACTURING COMPANY (USDOT 315152) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78454016
Date:
Apr 25, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WALTON
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PKL4503 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Controlled Substances/Alcohol and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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 Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,505 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at WALTON
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 90 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
4
3 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 392.4(a) (Driver uses or is in possession of drugs, severity weight 10). (392.4(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWFC8KHKK4464 OH PKL4503 FREIGHTLINER M2 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.4(a) Driver uses or is in possession of drugs 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
392.4(a) Driver uses or is in possession of drugs 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness

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
78716156 May 23, 2023 WV L3 SOUTHSIDE 0
78664176 May 17, 2023 IN L1 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81141417 Mar 19, 2024 OH L3 1FVACWFC8KHKK4464 OOS

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