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Roadside Inspection 79515342

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2023 in New York • Carrier: S M TRANSNATIONAL LTD (USDOT 2307180) • Vehicle: PREVOST MOTOR COACH

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79515342
Date:
Aug 24, 2023
State:
New York
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BUFFALO
Operating authority:
MC787661
Vehicle:
PREVOST H3 Coach MOTOR COACH
Ticket make:
Preo
Plate:
BP4724 (ON)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 0.17 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 3 median in New York
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 24,047 Level 3 inspections in New York during 2023
vs typical at BUFFALO
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 166 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
3
3 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
83%
12 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.18 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.17 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 MOTOR COACH 2PCH334909C711448 ON BP4724 PREVOST
Ticket: Preo
H3 Coach 2009 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.24(c)(1)(iii) Driver failed to add file comment per safety officers request 1 Hours of Service —
395.24(c)(1)(iii) Driver failed to add file comment per safety officers request 1 Hours of Service —
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required — General/Admin —

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
79988976 Oct 23, 2023 NY L3 BUFFALO NY 0 —
79838463 Oct 4, 2023 NY L3 BUFFALO 0 —
79791042 Sep 27, 2023 NJ L3 — 1 —
79738016 Sep 22, 2023 NY L3 BUFFALO 3 —
79780005 Sep 21, 2023 NY L3 — 1 —
79725681 Sep 21, 2023 NY L3 CHEEKTOWAGA 0 —

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