Roadside Inspection 79457591

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2023 in Illinois • Carrier: UNIVERSAL SCRAP METALS INC (USDOT 594048) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79457591
Date:
Aug 18, 2023
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-90
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P827927 (IL)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Illinois
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 37,597 Level 3 inspections in Illinois during 2023
vs typical at I-90
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 244 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X2ED252675 IL P827927 PETERBILT 579 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1NNZA482XSM257486 IL 651245ST MONON Monon 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79872704 Oct 9, 2023 IL L2 5 OOS
79784248 Sep 27, 2023 MI L2 2
79519529 Aug 24, 2023 IL L1 2 OOS
79364320 Aug 7, 2023 IL L3 T15 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81502674 Apr 26, 2024 WI L1 1XPBDP9X2ED252675

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