Roadside Inspection 79717917

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2023 in Michigan • Carrier: NSN INC (USDOT 2844302) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS 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 #:
79717917
Date:
Sep 20, 2023
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
E/B NEW BUFFALO SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
NSN INC (2844302)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
929960 (ME)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 31.

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 Michigan
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,762 Level 2 inspections in Michigan 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 391.15(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified, severity weight 8). (391.15(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TJ66N448278 ME 929960 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25324M245803 ME B324879 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2004

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.15(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.25(f) Stop lamp violations 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
78514610 May 2, 2023 NY L3 4V4NC9TJ66N448278

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