Roadside Inspection 79972178

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: ELITE DELIVERY CORP (USDOT 3684573) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79972178
Date:
Oct 21, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN SCALE
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1HH357 (RI)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.17 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Connecticut
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,034 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 748 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
5
5 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
23 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
27 violations · 4 OOS · 1.17 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.17 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 391.11(b)(5) (Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated, severity weight 8). (391.11(b)(5))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNE8JT0G4S56799 RI 1HH357 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2016

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated 8 Driver Fitness 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
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness OOS
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
80716653 Dec 13, 2023 VT L3 SHARON 0
80339963 Dec 7, 2023 MA L2 H-MANSFIELD 1
80319968 Dec 6, 2023 NH L1 CONWAY 2
80295849 Dec 1, 2023 ME L1 0
80190433 Nov 16, 2023 NH L2 GOFFSTOWN 0
80178477 Nov 15, 2023 MA L3 H-DEDHAM 2

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