Roadside Inspection 78678960

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2023 in Arizona • Carrier: ROSS LEWIS (USDOT 3120269) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78678960
Date:
May 18, 2023
State:
Arizona
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INTERSTATE 40
Carrier (USDOT):
ROSS LEWIS (3120269)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TE3442 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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 Arizona
9
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 14,761 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2023
vs typical at INTERSTATE 40
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 627 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
9
8 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 392.9(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 4V4NC9EH3FN912413 NC TE3442 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3E1AAB230PS389197 NC AK34885 WABASH TANKS
Ticket: Bulk Equip
DOT/TC Specification 2023

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
395.24(c)(2)(ii) Driver failed to manually add the trailer number 1 Hours of Service
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84739740 May 21, 2025 SC L3 3E1AAB230PS389197
84739740 May 21, 2025 SC L3 4V4NC9EH3FN912413
83093049 Nov 5, 2024 NC L1 4V4NC9EH3FN912413
81968937 Jun 16, 2024 WV L2 3E1AAB230PS389197 OOS

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