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Roadside Inspection 79338647

Roadside inspection on Aug 3, 2023 in New Jersey • Carrier: SOUTHERN TIER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 276684) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79338647
Date:
Aug 3, 2023
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOWLTON SCALE
Operating authority:
MC198252
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 388 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
28523PF (NY)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.16 violations per inspection across 244 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,474 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2023
vs typical at KNOWLTON SCALE
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 686 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
88%
244 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
9
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
148
25 violations · 3 OOS · 0.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
244
39 violations · 6 OOS · 0.16 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPWD49X7DD214079 NY 28523PF PETERBILT 388 2013 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 5EF3GC405GB783647 ME 5144166 CHEETAH CHASSIS CHEETAH CHASSIS 2016 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
79810620 Sep 30, 2023 PA L1 — 1 —
79808612 Sep 29, 2023 AZ L3 INTERSTATE 40 0 —
79808960 Sep 28, 2023 AZ L3 METEOR CRATER REST AREA 0 —
79808792 Sep 28, 2023 AZ L3 METEOR CRATER REST AREA 0 —
79808853 Sep 27, 2023 AZ L3 I-40 MP236 0 —
79808429 Sep 27, 2023 AZ L3 I-40 MP236 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79039096 Jun 29, 2023 PA L3 1XPWD49X7DD214079 —

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