Roadside Inspection 79201264

Roadside inspection on Jul 19, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 120670) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79201264
Date:
Jul 19, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TEMP (IN)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.05 violations per inspection across 98 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,285 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
5
5 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
98 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
24
23 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
88
93 violations · 15 OOS · 1.06 per inspection
Prior 365 days
98
103 violations · 15 OOS · 1.05 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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUPDSZB3YLA22972 IN TEMP FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA482XRA075099 ME 5233766 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mtlm
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2024

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.7(a) Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status 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
79679554 Sep 16, 2023 AR L3 SCOTT COUNTY 0
79696179 Sep 15, 2023 IN L2 3
79674151 Sep 15, 2023 SC L3 I-26 WB BERKELEY COUNTY 1
79684955 Sep 14, 2023 OH L3 ROADSIDE INSPECTION 0
79674311 Sep 14, 2023 TN L3 US 45 0
79673149 Sep 14, 2023 KY L1 KUTTAWA 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82588260 Sep 4, 2024 PA L2 1FUPDSZB3YLA22972 OOS
82588260 Sep 4, 2024 PA L2 5MAPA482XRA075099 OOS
81499347 Apr 30, 2024 PA L3 5MAPA482XRA075099

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