Roadside Inspection 79492701

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: MORGAN WOOD CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 1581784) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79492701
Date:
Aug 24, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTGOMERY AL
Vehicle:
MACK GU (Granite) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
55A0M93 (AL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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 Level 2 median in Alabama
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than 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
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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AX07Y2EM019595 AL 55A0M93 MACK GU (Granite) 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYLT4020EP141129 AL 55A0CHA PITTS TRAILERS Pitts Trailers 2014

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81576404 May 10, 2024 AL L2 1M1AX07Y2EM019595
81576404 May 10, 2024 AL L2 5JYLT4020EP141129
80636460 Jan 18, 2024 AL L2 1M1AX07Y2EM019595
80636460 Jan 18, 2024 AL L2 5JYLT4020EP141129
80567104 Jan 9, 2024 AL L2 5JYLT4020EP141129 OOS

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