Roadside Inspection 79529595

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2023 in Massachusetts • Carrier: EDGAR LOPEZ MENDEZ (USDOT 3311212) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79529595
Date:
Aug 29, 2023
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-LEXINGTON
Carrier (USDOT):
EDGAR LOPEZ MENDEZ (3311212)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
V99209 (MA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 Massachusetts
5
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,022 Level 2 inspections in Massachusetts during 2023
vs typical at H-LEXINGTON
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 192 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 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 391.11(b)(5) (Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated, severity weight 8). (391.11(b)(5))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDRF3H6XJEC95463 MA V99209 FORD F-350 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5RTBE1420AD016476 MA E44742 LARK UNITED MANUFACTURING Lark United Manufacturing 2010

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
83047814 Oct 31, 2024 MA L3 1FDRF3H6XJEC95463
81124380 Mar 18, 2024 MA L3 1FDRF3H6XJEC95463 OOS

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