Roadside Inspection 80009840

Roadside inspection on Oct 24, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MIQ TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3906286) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80009840
Date:
Oct 24, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I80 W AT EXIT 274
Carrier (USDOT):
MIQ TRUCKING LLC (3906286)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AY344D (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 17,239 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023
vs typical at I80 W AT EXIT 274
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 93 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
4
3 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)(2) (Failing to secure vehicle equipment, severity weight 1). (392.9(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2WLPCDCJ9YK962046 NJ AY344D WESTERN STAR 4900 2000

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83241920 Nov 22, 2024 NJ L2 2WLPCDCJ9YK962046 OOS
82909404 Oct 8, 2024 NJ L2 2WLPCDCJ9YK962046
81373503 Apr 16, 2024 NJ L2 2WLPCDCJ9YK962046 OOS

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