Roadside Inspection 78706170

Roadside inspection on May 16, 2023 in North Dakota • Carrier: FITCH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 328402) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78706170
Date:
May 16, 2023
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
APPLE CREEK REST AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
FITCH TRUCKING INC (328402)
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
217665 (NE)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 North Dakota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 2,622 Level 1 inspections in North Dakota during 2023
vs typical at APPLE CREEK REST AREA
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 94 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
1
Same as 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 391.11(b)(5) (Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated, severity weight 8). (391.11(b)(5))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN4GY8LM018929 NE 217665 MACK Anthem 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C9SC4426AM810837 NE 257623 CRYOGENIC VESSEL ALTERNATIVES (CVA)
Ticket: Other
Cryogenic Vessel Alternatives (CVA) Trailer 2010

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated 8 Driver Fitness 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
78981910 Jun 23, 2023 IA L1 1
79009593 Jun 21, 2023 ND L2 0
79007194 Jun 21, 2023 NE L1 WAVERLY RT 6 SCALE 1
78890553 Jun 13, 2023 IA L1 1
78879288 Jun 9, 2023 IA L1 1
78906833 Jun 6, 2023 ND L1 APPLE CREEK REST AREA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84876195 Jun 4, 2025 NE L1 1C9SC4426AM810837
83537853 Jan 4, 2025 IA L2 1C9SC4426AM810837
83061315 Nov 1, 2024 NE L1 1C9SC4426AM810837

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