Roadside Inspection 79704967

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: MACHO ENTERPRISE LLC (USDOT 3600912) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79704967
Date:
Sep 19, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US278 NEAR AL157
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RWC5483 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 Alabama
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,274 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at US278 NEAR AL157
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 51 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWCT55HU99847 TX RWC5483 FREIGHTLINER M2 2005

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.81 Horn inoperative 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) 1 Hours of Service

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
80090875 Nov 4, 2023 AR L1 HEMPSTEAD COUNTY 3 OOS
80115819 Nov 1, 2023 AR L3 1 OOS
80057098 Nov 1, 2023 MO L2 FULTON MO 0
80040510 Oct 27, 2023 KS L1 2
80015376 Oct 26, 2023 AR L2 NEVADA COUNTY 0
79941220 Oct 17, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80015376 Oct 26, 2023 AR L2 1FVACWCT55HU99847

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