Roadside Inspection 79339097

Roadside inspection on Aug 7, 2023 in Virginia • Carrier: MFS CARRIER INC (USDOT 2970347) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79339097
Date:
Aug 7, 2023
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEPHENS CITY SCALES SOUTH
Carrier (USDOT):
MFS CARRIER INC (2970347)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP21851 (CA)

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 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Virginia
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,741 Level 1 inspections in Virginia during 2023
vs typical at STEPHENS CITY SCALES SOUTH
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 293 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH6NN288475 CA YP21851 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538GM570413 CA 4UD2030 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81850063 Jun 11, 2024 GA L3 1UYVS2538GM570413
81850063 Jun 11, 2024 GA L3 4V4NC9EH6NN288475

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