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Roadside Inspection 79908382

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2023 in Arizona • Carrier: LJ TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1294846) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79908382
Date:
Oct 12, 2023
State:
Arizona
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INTERSTATE 19
Operating authority:
MC498646
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VTA3SJ (AZ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, 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 Level 2 median in Arizona
6
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 14,761 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2023
vs typical at INTERSTATE 19
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 262 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
6
5 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
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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X2FD263496 AZ VTA3SJ PETERBILT 579 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3T9TA10286T173028 AZ 227WA6 Trailer — — —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.9(a) Failing to secure load 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
79565125 Sep 1, 2023 AZ L2 AMADOAZ 3 —

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