Roadside Inspection 79620200

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: RCS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1039405) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79620200
Date:
Sep 8, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GIRARD(HUBBARD)SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AAMT0787 (MT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle 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 1.13 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,762 Level 1 inspections in Ohio 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)
31%
16 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
9
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
18 violations · 5 OOS · 1.13 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 393.43(a) (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBHHDR4LSME6723 MT AAMT0787 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF5320872019439 MT 1E86718 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 2007

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
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
79556758 Aug 29, 2023 NM L2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
79547376 Aug 29, 2023 AZ L3 EHRENBERG PORT OF ENTRY 0
79526521 Aug 28, 2023 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 1 OOS
79527617 Aug 27, 2023 CA L1 WB SR-91 YORBA LINDA 0
79527937 Aug 26, 2023 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 0
79527762 Aug 26, 2023 CA L1 WB PERALTA CVEF 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81426376 Apr 23, 2024 CA L3 1TTF5320872019439

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