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Roadside Inspection 78750891

Roadside inspection on May 26, 2023 in Georgia • Carrier: ELITE TREE CARE (USDOT 3976646) • Vehicle: GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
23
OOS Violations
6
26% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78750891
Date:
May 26, 2023
State:
Georgia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
23
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MULTI-LANE URBAN HIGHWAY
Carrier (USDOT):
ELITE TREE CARE (3976646)
Vehicle:
GMC C8 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
EUG949 (GA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 66.

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 Georgia
23
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,585 Level 2 inspections in Georgia during 2023
vs typical at MULTI-LANE URBAN HIGHWAY
23
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 745 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
23
22 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 1GDM8C1384F509529 GA EUG949 GMC C8 2004 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T8204 — Trailer — — —

Violations Cited

23 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
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving —
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.80 No or defective rear-vision mirror 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
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 —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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 —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) — Driver Fitness OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
79017359 Jun 19, 2023 GA L2 OTHER 2 —
78796200 Jun 1, 2023 GA L3 MULTI-LANE URBAN HIGHWAY 2 —

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