Roadside Inspection 79067978

Roadside inspection on Jul 5, 2023 in Delaware • Carrier: MERCER COUNTY AUTO RECYCLING (USDOT 3746793) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79067978
Date:
Jul 5, 2023
State:
Delaware
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I 95 N/B@ PA LINE
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XLFB94 (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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 Delaware
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,126 Level 2 inspections in Delaware during 2023

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 393.71(h)(10) (No or Improper safety chains for towbar, severity weight 3). (393.71(h)(10))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTEWMML6LH424825 NJ XLFB94 INTERNATIONAL MV607 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.71(h)(10) No or Improper safety chains for towbar 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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
79320074 Aug 2, 2023 PA L3 ON I76 W AT ITS INTERSECTION W 1
78916715 Jun 14, 2023 PA L2 2 OOS
78761404 May 26, 2023 PA L1 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83918537 Feb 19, 2025 NJ L3 1HTEWMML6LH424825
82575164 Sep 2, 2024 PA L2 1HTEWMML6LH424825
81250397 Mar 22, 2024 PA L3 1HTEWMML6LH424825
78916715 Jun 14, 2023 PA L2 1HTEWMML6LH424825 OOS

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