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Roadside Inspection 79726503

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2023 in Virginia • Carrier: GREGORY BATTEN (USDOT 3370312) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
2
15% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79726503
Date:
Sep 21, 2023
State:
Virginia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARSON SCALES NORTH
Carrier (USDOT):
GREGORY BATTEN (3370312)
Operating authority:
MC1080458
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NK9690 (NC)

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 38.

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 Virginia
13
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,741 Level 1 inspections in Virginia during 2023
vs typical at CARSON SCALES NORTH
13
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 243 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
13
12 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X4KD269568 NC NK9690 PETERBILT 579 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C86T012038 NC AF96429 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2006 —

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service —
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service —
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
79541801 Aug 29, 2023 VA L1 CARSON SCALES NORTH 7 —
79470242 Aug 21, 2023 NC L2 — 2 —
79341091 Aug 4, 2023 NC L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85071617 Jun 24, 2025 NC L3 3H3V532C86T012038 —
84521386 Apr 28, 2025 NC L2 3H3V532C86T012038 —
81072822 Mar 7, 2024 NC L3 1XPBDP9X4KD269568 —
80386141 Dec 14, 2023 MD L3 1XPBDP9X4KD269568 OOS
80295681 Dec 3, 2023 MD L2 1XPBDP9X4KD269568 OOS
79541801 Aug 29, 2023 VA L1 1XPBDP9X4KD269568 —
79470242 Aug 21, 2023 NC L2 1XPBDP9X4KD269568 —
79341091 Aug 4, 2023 NC L3 1XPBDP9X4KD269568 —

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