Roadside Inspection 79478982

Roadside inspection on Aug 23, 2023 in District of Columbia • Carrier: SAAVEDRA CORPORATION (USDOT 2627208) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79478982
Date:
Aug 23, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WASHINGTONDC
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
257ED13 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 27.

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 District of Columbia
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 805 Level 1 inspections in District of Columbia during 2023
vs typical at WASHINGTONDC
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,609 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
7
6 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 393.209E-STPAL (Steering - Auxilairy power-assist cylinder separated at either end from the attachment point(s) allowing movement of more than 1 inch (25.4 mm) in any direction., severity weight 6). (393.209E-STPAL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2WLPCD2GXYK960389 MD 257ED13 WESTERN STAR 4900 2000

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLUCR State/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.209E-STPAL Steering - Auxilairy power-assist cylinder separated at either end from the attachment point(s) allowing movement of more than 1 inch (25.4 mm) in any direction. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43D-BSB Brake - More than 25% of the spring brakes are inoperative. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
79067388 Jun 29, 2023 DC L2 WASHINGTONDC 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80176996 Nov 16, 2023 DC L3 2WLPCD2GXYK960389

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