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Roadside Inspection 78898655

Roadside inspection on Jun 14, 2023 in New Jersey • Carrier: ASPEN LANDSCAPING CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 1648588) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78898655
Date:
Jun 14, 2023
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PISCATAWAY SCALE
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XAWZ83 (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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 New Jersey
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,474 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2023
vs typical at PISCATAWAY SCALE
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 486 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
8
7 more than 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 393.43(d) (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FDAF57P84EA78436 NJ XAWZ83 FORD F-550 2004 —
2 OTHER 4KNUT1621CL161832 NJ TTB19E TOWMASTER INC.
Ticket: Towr
Towmaster Inc. 2012 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) — Driver Fitness —
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.

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