Roadside Inspection 78491004

Roadside inspection on Apr 27, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1354644) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78491004
Date:
Apr 27, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
Z484257 (LA)

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 23.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Louisiana
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,602 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,618 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUYDSEB7YPB82565 LA Z484257 FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1G9VT40287H016812 LA J152804 Gala

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
78955764 Jun 19, 2023 LA L2 SCALES 0
78921487 Jun 15, 2023 MS L3 0
78847239 Jun 2, 2023 US L1 RIO GRANDE CITYTX 1 OOS
78741108 May 25, 2023 TN L1 GILES COUNTY SCALES 4 OOS
78660978 May 17, 2023 MS L1 NASA SCALE I-10 EAST 4 OOS
78618097 May 12, 2023 MS L2 WALTHALL COUNTY 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83808806 Feb 6, 2025 MS L2 1G9VT40287H016812

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