Roadside Inspection 79407194

Roadside inspection on Aug 15, 2023 in Virginia • Carrier: HIRSCHBACH MOTOR LINES LLC (USDOT 65769) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
79407194
Date:
Aug 15, 2023
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TROUTVILLE SCALES NORTH
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
407311 (NE)

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.70 violations per inspection across 615 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Virginia
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 4,330 Level 2 inspections in Virginia during 2023
vs typical at TROUTVILLE SCALES NORTH
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,208 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)
55%
613 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
132
83 violations · 20 OOS
Prior 90 days
400
270 violations · 57 OOS · 0.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
613
428 violations · 87 OOS · 0.70 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 3AKJHHDR7NSMY7186 NE 407311 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538K2633935 NE 264593 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

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
80144731 Oct 14, 2023 IL L3 64 0
79939289 Oct 14, 2023 MO L3 TROY MO 1
79908422 Oct 13, 2023 CO L2 INTERSTATE 70 1
79982162 Oct 12, 2023 IL L3 0
79957486 Oct 12, 2023 TX L1 US 59 QUEEN CITY 0
79932158 Oct 12, 2023 OK L1 BRYAN COUNTY PORT OF ENTRY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83685776 Jan 23, 2025 VA L3 1UYVS2538K2633935
82822529 Oct 2, 2024 VA L3 1UYVS2538K2633935
81757183 May 30, 2024 MS L1 3AKJHHDR7NSMY7186

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