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Roadside Inspection 79304888

Roadside inspection on Jul 31, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: A & A EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1239046) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL 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 #:
79304888
Date:
Jul 31, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
THP 4 HAYWOOD COUNTY SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
A & A EXPRESS LLC (1239046)
Operating authority:
MC487337
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 9900i TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
N2965HY (TN)

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.46 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,741 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at THP 4 HAYWOOD COUNTY SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 243 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)
67%
24 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
4
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
11 violations · 0 OOS · 0.46 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 2HSCHAPR65C181015 TN N2965HY INTERNATIONAL 9900i 2005 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1F9U282RR082934 TN 3723U5T EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Ticket: Eadu
East Manufacturing Corp 2024 —

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
79821865 Sep 28, 2023 SD L3 I 29 1 OOS
79783362 Sep 28, 2023 TN L2 — 1 —
79737079 Sep 25, 2023 SD L3 ELK POINTSD 0 —
79717272 Sep 20, 2023 TN L1 THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES 0 —
79692640 Sep 18, 2023 NY L3 — 3 OOS
79652533 Sep 12, 2023 TN L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81800394 May 31, 2024 TN L2 2HSCHAPR65C181015 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at THP 4 HAYWOOD COUNTY SCALE

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
80513753 Dec 28, 2023 BENNETT TRUCK TRANSPORT LLC 1 OOS
80477922 Dec 26, 2023 HA&RD TRANSPORT LLC 0 —
80448034 Dec 20, 2023 A D TRANSPORT EXPRESS INC 0 —
80448017 Dec 20, 2023 CRST EXPEDITED INC 1 —
80425887 Dec 18, 2023 SOUTHWARK METAL MANUFACTURING CO 1 OOS
80425854 Dec 18, 2023 BAY AND BAY TRANSFER CO INC 0 —