Roadside Inspection 79276067

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: THOMAS-SPHERE LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3969031) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79276067
Date:
Jul 29, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INTERSTATE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R579543 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,933 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at INTERSTATE
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 211 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
2
2 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 383.51(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.51(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUYDZYB0XLB32178 TX R579543 FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. 1999
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0623EW700762 TX 046B959 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2014

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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