Roadside Inspection 78644495

Roadside inspection on May 16, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: NORTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 380747) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78644495
Date:
May 16, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A468337 (MS)

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 11.

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 Louisiana
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,547 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,834 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
5
4 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 393.51 (No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge, severity weight 4). (393.51)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUYSSEB4YPB71058 MS A468337 FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional 2000
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1NNC04024TM281238 TN U166803 MONON Monon 2026

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.51 No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 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
79157147 Jul 14, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 1
78818453 Jun 2, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 1
78516704 Apr 28, 2023 LA L2 ROADSIDE 4

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