Roadside Inspection 79920497

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2023 in Illinois • Carrier: DENNIS'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3742071) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79920497
Date:
Oct 14, 2023
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
80
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
YCD1545 (MN)

What this inspection means

7 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 Level 1 median in Illinois
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,581 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2023
vs typical at 80
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 202 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399 MN YCD1545 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2013

Violations Cited

7 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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required General/Admin
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 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
79456737 Aug 16, 2023 IL L2 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82890321 Oct 10, 2024 CA L2 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399 OOS
82221998 Jul 24, 2024 CA L1 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399
81401036 Apr 15, 2024 AZ L3 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399
81328413 Apr 11, 2024 KY L2 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399 OOS
80554485 Jan 4, 2024 VA L3 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399
79456737 Aug 16, 2023 IL L2 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399
79365192 Aug 9, 2023 IL L2 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54399 OOS

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