Roadside Inspection 79452296

Roadside inspection on Aug 17, 2023 in New Jersey • Carrier: D TAPIA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2528692) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79452296
Date:
Aug 17, 2023
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOWLTON SCALES
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AU160X (NJ)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 New Jersey
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,474 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2023
vs typical at KNOWLTON SCALES
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 77 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
5
4 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

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPXX4EX8JD468732 NJ AU160X PETERBILT 389 2018

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.81 Horn inoperative 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79904918 Oct 11, 2023 NJ L2 ROCKAWAY 1
79881325 Oct 10, 2023 NJ L2 1
79868639 Oct 6, 2023 NJ L2 ROCKAWAY TOWNSQUARE MALL 2 OOS
79752435 Sep 22, 2023 NJ L2 GREENWICH EB SCALES 3 OOS
79452670 Aug 16, 2023 NJ L2 I-80 WB REST AREA 7 OOS
79043895 Jun 30, 2023 NJ L3 GREENWICH SCALE WB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88223703 Jun 23, 2026 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732
86420705 Nov 25, 2025 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732
85519172 Aug 15, 2025 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732
84715610 May 16, 2025 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732 OOS
83982058 Feb 26, 2025 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732
83858143 Feb 12, 2025 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732
82877739 Oct 9, 2024 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732
82102120 Jul 11, 2024 NJ L2 1NPXX4EX8JD468732

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