Roadside Inspection 79792152

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: CLASSIC TOWING LLC (USDOT 3196520) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79792152
Date:
Sep 29, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON
Carrier (USDOT):
CLASSIC TOWING LLC (3196520)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
848746 (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 6.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.58 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 13,505 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at LEXINGTON
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,139 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
42%
12 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
4
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.58 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 393.17(b) (No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit, severity weight 6). (393.17(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMBL3JG151333 KY 848746 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.17(b) No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit 6 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
79693646 Sep 18, 2023 KY L1 SHELBYVILLE 1
79627899 Sep 11, 2023 KY L3 RICHMOND 0
79607001 Sep 6, 2023 KY L3 LEXINGTON 1
79579096 Sep 4, 2023 KY L3 RICHMOND 0
79362239 Aug 9, 2023 KY L3 LEXINGTON 1
79279130 Jul 31, 2023 KY L2 LEXINGTON 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80656481 Jan 18, 2024 KY L2 3C7WRMBL3JG151333 OOS
80600744 Jan 12, 2024 KY L2 3C7WRMBL3JG151333
80412283 Dec 15, 2023 KY L1 3C7WRMBL3JG151333 OOS
79579096 Sep 4, 2023 KY L3 3C7WRMBL3JG151333

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