Roadside Inspection 79110899

Roadside inspection on Jul 10, 2023 in Minnesota • Carrier: ALFA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1840962) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79110899
Date:
Jul 10, 2023
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
WORTHINGTON SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
ALFA TRANSPORT INC (1840962)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP38246 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 Minnesota
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 2,161 Level 2 inspections in Minnesota during 2023
vs typical at WORTHINGTON SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 612 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
3
2 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 177.834(a) (Package not secure in vehicle, severity weight 10). (177.834(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH18N265466 CA XP38246 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2008
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2MN01JAH051009556 IN P69060 Henn

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
177.834(a) Package not secure in vehicle 10 Hazardous Materials OOS
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.26(b) Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements. 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
79610227 Sep 7, 2023 OH L2 ROADSIDE 0
79594345 Sep 5, 2023 KY L3 LONDON 0
79345346 Aug 5, 2023 UT L1 WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU 0
78832383 Jun 7, 2023 NV L3 0
78814784 Jun 2, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 3
78683256 May 17, 2023 CA L2 CACHE CREEK SCALES 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82270686 Jul 31, 2024 CA L3 2MN01JAH051009556

Related records

Recent activity at WORTHINGTON SCALE

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
81241347 Mar 29, 2024 PACIFIC FREIGHT INC 2
81229091 Mar 29, 2024 BOSTAN EXPRESS INC 0
81229090 Mar 29, 2024 GT EXPRESS TRANSPORT INC 2
81229054 Mar 29, 2024 MARTINS BULK MILK SERVICE INC 0
81219640 Mar 28, 2024 IVY FARMS INC 0
81219639 Mar 28, 2024 JOEL PINGEON TRUCKING INC 1