Roadside Inspection 79167783

Roadside inspection on Jul 17, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: MOTORCYCLES OF MANCHESTER (USDOT 2478981) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79167783
Date:
Jul 17, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
V13913 (MA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Alabama
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,933 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 6,708 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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(k)(2) (Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status, severity weight 5). (395.8(k)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT5JEC97195 MA V13913 FORD F-350 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5WFBC2428MS017607 MA F29562 ALCOM LLC
Ticket: Trailer
Alcom LLC 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status 5 Hours of Service 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
79681330 Sep 14, 2023 VT L2 CONCORD 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81092960 Mar 12, 2024 MA L3 5WFBC2428MS017607

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