Roadside Inspection 79995368

Roadside inspection on Oct 24, 2023 in Minnesota • Carrier: UTILITREE INC (USDOT 3719053) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79995368
Date:
Oct 24, 2023
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
UTILITREE INC (3719053)
Vehicle:
FORD F-750 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
YCB3034 (MN)

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 10.

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 Minnesota
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,358 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2023
vs typical at SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 618 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
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 393.43 (No/improper breakaway or emergency braking, severity weight 4). (393.43)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWF7DC3NDF02258 MN YCB3034 FORD F-750 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5L8PH263XA1018657 MN CSC1581 LOAD MAX TRAILERS, LTD
Ticket: Unknown
Load Max Trailers, LTD 2010

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79643250 Sep 12, 2023 MN L3 HIBBING 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79643250 Sep 12, 2023 MN L3 5L8PH263XA1018657

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