Roadside Inspection 78570624

Roadside inspection on May 9, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: PGT TRUCKING INC (USDOT 192897) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78570624
Date:
May 9, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
PGT TRUCKING INC (192897)
Operating authority:
MC155377
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3102986 (IN)

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 9.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 76 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 369 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
3
2 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
73 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
64
53 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
73
60 violations · 8 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
73
60 violations · 8 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
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 392.9(a)(2) (Failing to secure vehicle equipment, severity weight 1). (392.9(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X0ND782700 IN 3102986 PETERBILT 389 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM9624CH714583 PA PT807D5 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2012

Violations Cited

3 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
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment 1 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
79080613 Jul 7, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 3
79109853 Jul 6, 2023 OK L1 SEILING 0
79088822 Jul 6, 2023 PA L2 2
79076772 Jul 5, 2023 WA L2 4 OOS
79056753 Jul 5, 2023 NC L3 0
79063655 Jul 3, 2023 PA L3 I-95 SB @ ACADEMY RD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80359483 Dec 8, 2023 PA L1 1XPXD49X0ND782700
80117734 Nov 7, 2023 IL L3 1XPXD49X0ND782700
79674524 Sep 14, 2023 TN L1 1XPXD49X0ND782700

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