Roadside Inspection 79458535

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2023 in Michigan • Carrier: PIECE MANAGEMENT INC (USDOT 1607033) • Vehicle: ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79458535
Date:
Aug 21, 2023
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B
Vehicle:
ISUZU NRR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
TK846OAL (IN)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 6,087 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
11 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
13 violations · 2 OOS · 1.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
22 violations · 3 OOS · 2.00 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK JALE5W168M7301415 IN TK846OAL ISUZU NRR 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 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
79940700 Oct 17, 2023 NJ L1 CARNEYS POINT SCALE 1
79612049 Sep 6, 2023 PA L2 0
79605241 Sep 6, 2023 NY L3 CANTIAGUE ROCK RD WESTBURY 0
79474274 Aug 22, 2023 OH L1 3
79336893 Aug 7, 2023 CT L2 UNION SCALE 2
79200571 Jul 19, 2023 PA L3 3

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