Roadside Inspection 79193864

Roadside inspection on Jul 17, 2023 in New York • Carrier: NORTHSTAR TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3284847) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79193864
Date:
Jul 17, 2023
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUFFALO PEACE BRIDGE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PA73307 (ON)

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 22.

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 New York
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 39,299 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2023
vs typical at BUFFALO PEACE BRIDGE
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 239 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
8
7 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 393.75(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 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0MSMD4355 ON PA73307 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2SHSR5327PS002910 PQ RP3332V8 VANGUARD REFRIGERATED TRAILER CO.,LTD.
Ticket: CIMC
2023

Violations Cited

8 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
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 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
79193527 Jul 19, 2023 NY L2 BUFFALO PEACE BRIDGE 3
79127591 Jul 12, 2023 CA L1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 0
79042778 Jun 29, 2023 WA L3 0
79004833 Jun 27, 2023 NM L2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 1 OOS
78681940 May 18, 2023 PA L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85106936 Jun 30, 2025 OH L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMD4355
84724211 May 13, 2025 NY L2 2SHSR5327PS002910
84445791 Apr 17, 2025 OH L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMD4355

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