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Roadside Inspection 79850089

Roadside inspection on Oct 6, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: PENN TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1812125) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79850089
Date:
Oct 6, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEIGH STATION
Carrier (USDOT):
PENN TRANSPORT LLC (1812125)
Operating authority:
MC658272
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P278700 (LA)

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 12.

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
4
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.10 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at WEIGH STATION
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,118 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
4
3 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
10%
10 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
3
12 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
29 violations · 4 OOS · 4.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
51 violations · 6 OOS · 5.10 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 393.48(a) (Inoperative/defective brakes, severity weight 4). (393.48(a))

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXP4EXXJD467121 LA P278700 PETERBILT 389 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1LH855WJ2E1020955 LA L984236 LANDOLL CORPORATION
Ticket: Trailer
Landoll Corporation 2014 —
3 OTHER 1LHF35AG8L1028601 LA J708443 LANDOLL CORPORATION
Ticket: Trailer
835 2020 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
80181328 Nov 15, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
80074371 Oct 27, 2023 TX L2 1700 US80 WB 7 —
80064497 Oct 27, 2023 TX L2 EXIT 633 AT IH20 WB 3 —
80016388 Oct 24, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
80010730 Oct 20, 2023 TX L2 — 6 —
79985960 Oct 18, 2023 TX L2 — 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89309840 Oct 19, 2026 TX L2 1XPXP4EXXJD467121 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 1812125 — tools open pre-filled.

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Recent activity at WEIGH STATION

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