Roadside Inspection 78756540

Roadside inspection on May 26, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: RAPID TRANS (USDOT 2839458) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78756540
Date:
May 26, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
THP 1 I-40 KNOXVILLE SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
RAPID TRANS (2839458)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K824031 (AR)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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 Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,741 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at THP 1 I-40 KNOXVILLE SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 330 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
2
1 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0HN978856 AR K824031 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V542C4LR200029 TN 075627T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
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
79243012 Jul 25, 2023 KY L1 EDDYVILLE 2
79200439 Jul 19, 2023 WY L3 US85 CHEYENNE POE 0
78789037 May 30, 2023 MO L2 US 60 AT MO 5 0
78373163 Apr 17, 2023 MS L2 DE SOTO COUNTY 0

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