Roadside Inspection 79756558
Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2023 in Georgia • Carrier: ROBERT BEARDEN INC (USDOT 696877) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 79756558
- Date:
- Sep 21, 2023
- State:
- Georgia
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 4
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- MCINTOSH CO I/S SB
- Carrier (USDOT):
- ROBERT BEARDEN INC (696877)
- Vehicle:
- VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- L1760HY (TN)
- VIN:
- 4V4NC9EH0KN906563
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 20.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.
Severity context
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How this compares
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Carrier trend at this moment
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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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 4V4NC9EH0KN906563 | TN L1760HY | VOLVO TRUCK | VNL | 2019 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 5V8VC5322HT708488 | TN U726626 | VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) | VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) | 2017 | — |
Violations Cited
4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75(a)(3) | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.209(d) | Steering system components worn, welded, or missing | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.55(d)(3) | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 391.11(b)(4) | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. | 2 | Driver Fitness | OOS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80297640 | Nov 20, 2023 | GA | L3 | HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR | 1 | — |
| 80235386 | Nov 20, 2023 | GA | L3 | HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR | 1 | — |
| 80207343 | Nov 17, 2023 | UT | L3 | PEERLESS PORT OF ENTRY WESTBOU | 0 | — |
| 80191767 | Nov 16, 2023 | FL | L3 | I10 SNEADS WIM-EAST | 0 | — |
| 80182861 | Nov 15, 2023 | TN | L3 | ROADSIDE | 0 | — |
| 80191734 | Nov 14, 2023 | FL | L3 | I10 SNEADS WIM-EAST | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79593974 | Sep 1, 2023 | FL | L2 | 4V4NC9EH0KN906563 | OOS |
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