Roadside Inspection 79781979

Roadside inspection on Sep 27, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: M & M CARTAGE CO INC (USDOT 325199) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79781979
Date:
Sep 27, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOUISVILLE
Operating authority:
MC182539
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 4900 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A00903 (KY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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 0.75 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,552 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at LOUISVILLE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 285 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
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)
63%
24 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
7
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
16 violations · 2 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
18 violations · 3 OOS · 0.75 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 392.9(a) (Failing to secure load, severity weight 1). (392.9(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTSDAAN1XH667350 KY A00903 INTERNATIONAL 4900 1999

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9(a) Failing to secure load 1 Vehicle Maintenance 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
80170725 Nov 15, 2023 KY L2 VERONA 0
80105189 Nov 7, 2023 KY L2 SHEPHERDSVILLE 1 OOS
80098646 Nov 6, 2023 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 0
80094203 Nov 3, 2023 MI L3 1
80082791 Nov 3, 2023 OH L1 WILMINGTON SCALES NB 2 OOS
80049550 Oct 30, 2023 KY L2 LONDON 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78400550 Apr 20, 2023 KY L1 1HTSDAAN1XH667350

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