Roadside Inspection 79002847

Roadside inspection on Jun 28, 2023 in Virginia • Carrier: FIRSTFLEET INC (USDOT 313891) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79002847
Date:
Jun 28, 2023
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANDSTON SCALES EAST
Carrier (USDOT):
FIRSTFLEET INC (313891)
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
NR9161 (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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.55 violations per inspection across 373 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Virginia
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,330 Level 2 inspections in Virginia during 2023
vs typical at SANDSTON SCALES EAST
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 47 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
4
3 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
369 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
139
63 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
369
203 violations · 25 OOS · 0.55 per inspection
Prior 365 days
369
203 violations · 25 OOS · 0.55 per inspection
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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FTNW20F92EB24262 NC NR9161 FORD F-250 2002
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5L2FE34286L000085 NC DC70916 Unknown

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service

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
79549564 Aug 27, 2023 TX L2 0
79516718 Aug 27, 2023 KY L1 LEXINGTON 4 OOS
79520861 Aug 26, 2023 MI L2 1
79516775 Aug 26, 2023 KY L1 LONDON 0
79520666 Aug 25, 2023 KS L2 4
79518720 Aug 25, 2023 TN L3 HWY 25E 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87074820 Feb 11, 2026 VA L1 5L2FE34286L000085 OOS
87074820 Feb 11, 2026 VA L1 1FTNW20F92EB24262 OOS
85945944 Oct 2, 2025 MD L2 1FTNW20F92EB24262 OOS
85945944 Oct 2, 2025 MD L2 5L2FE34286L000085 OOS
85937875 Oct 1, 2025 NC L1 5L2FE34286L000085 OOS
85937875 Oct 1, 2025 NC L1 1FTNW20F92EB24262 OOS
85849043 Sep 17, 2025 WV L2 1FTNW20F92EB24262
85849043 Sep 17, 2025 WV L2 5L2FE34286L000085

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