Roadside Inspection 79304098

Roadside inspection on Aug 2, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: ABEL ESCALONA (USDOT 2253817) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
79304098
Date:
Aug 2, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-95 NB ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
ABEL ESCALONA (2253817)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
JD68CY (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 2.

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 South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,541 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at I-95 NB ROADSIDE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 390 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
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
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 391.11(b)(4) (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11(b)(4))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X4JD488738 FL JD68CY PETERBILT 579 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25368G423412 FL QA57UT UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2008

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status 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
79769787 Sep 27, 2023 NC L3 0
79456014 Aug 18, 2023 SC L3 I-95 SB ROADSIDE 0
79339602 Aug 7, 2023 FL L2 I75 WHITE SPRINGS WIM-NORTH 0
79430370 Jul 17, 2023 FL L1 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79769787 Sep 27, 2023 NC L3 1XPBDP9X4JD488738
79456014 Aug 18, 2023 SC L3 1XPBDP9X4JD488738

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