Roadside Inspection 78603518

Roadside inspection on May 11, 2023 in West Virginia • Carrier: OPTIMUM CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 4010842) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78603518
Date:
May 11, 2023
State:
West Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INTERSTATE 68, MORGANTOWN
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
88C295 (WV)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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 West Virginia
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,601 Level 2 inspections in West Virginia during 2023

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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63R3NL3GG335404 WV 88C295 RAM 3500 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 55L1F2029NN011334 WV C467438 REISER
Ticket: Unknown
Reiser 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin

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
78888382 Jun 13, 2023 WV L2 MARTINSBURG 8 OOS

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