Roadside Inspection 79272044

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 1162977) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79272044
Date:
Jul 28, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3471276 (IN)

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 8.

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 this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.71 violations per inspection across 272 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Dakota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 5,055 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2023
vs typical at JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,804 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
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
270 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
74
125 violations · 21 OOS
Prior 90 days
211
384 violations · 55 OOS · 1.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
270
465 violations · 67 OOS · 1.72 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 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 1FUJGLD5XGLHL6665 IN 3471276 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER LV15M232X54105104 ME 2430156 Coml

Violations Cited

1 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

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
79808467 Sep 26, 2023 AZ L3 ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY 0
79783808 Sep 26, 2023 IN L3 I-64 EB NR 72 MM 3
79776733 Sep 26, 2023 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 10 OOS
79774157 Sep 26, 2023 PA L3 2
79770270 Sep 26, 2023 NM L2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 3 OOS
79981174 Sep 25, 2023 IL L3 I-290 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88836500 Aug 28, 2026 IA L1 1FUJGLD5XGLHL6665
83810129 Feb 5, 2025 IA L2 1FUJGLD5XGLHL6665 OOS
81117342 Mar 15, 2024 NE L3 1FUJGLD5XGLHL6665

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Recent activity at JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY

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