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Roadside Inspection 79899817

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2023 in Washington • Carrier: PBTL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3309332) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79899817
Date:
Oct 10, 2023
State:
Washington
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SC54 PLYMOUTH (POE)
Carrier (USDOT):
PBTL TRANSPORT INC (3309332)
Operating authority:
MC1050950
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
552MMU (SK)

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 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.54 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 15,401 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 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)
54%
13 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
2
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
20 violations · 2 OOS · 1.54 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 393.207(f) (Air suspension pressure loss, severity weight 7). (393.207(f))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR5NLMW8874 SK 552MMU FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5327RT401562 SK 395NBS VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2024 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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 —
393.75(g) 393.75(g) — 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
80317676 Dec 6, 2023 MT L1 SWEETGRASS MT 2 OOS
80333805 Dec 4, 2023 NE L3 — 1 —
80301314 Dec 3, 2023 MN L3 LUTSEN 0 —
80300845 Dec 3, 2023 IL L3 I-94 0 —
79996755 Oct 24, 2023 WY L1 LUSK POE 1 OOS
79801604 Sep 29, 2023 WA L2 BOW WA 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83118818 Nov 5, 2024 MT L3 5V8VC5327RT401562 —
82042773 Jun 29, 2024 ND L1 1FUJHHDR5NLMW8874 —
80553910 Jan 5, 2024 WA L3 1FUJHHDR5NLMW8874 —

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