Roadside Inspection 80016682

Roadside inspection on Oct 25, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: H&T TRANSIT LLC (USDOT 1320877) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80016682
Date:
Oct 25, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US701
Carrier (USDOT):
H&T TRANSIT LLC (1320877)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TD9367 (NC)

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 14.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.44 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023
vs typical at US701
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 42 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
3
2 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
18 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
22 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
37 violations · 1 OOS · 3.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
44 violations · 2 OOS · 2.44 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKXAFCG5FPGN1701 NC TD9367 WESTERN STAR 4900 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L9AC32C06L033991 NC CP77481 LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC. Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc. 2006

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance 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
80204545 Nov 20, 2023 NC L2 I 40 EB 1
80035896 Oct 30, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 0
79941334 Oct 18, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 3
79769793 Sep 27, 2023 NC L3 US74 EXIT 185 1
79828701 Sep 26, 2023 GA L2 TWO LANE RURAL ROAD 18
79751381 Sep 22, 2023 GA L2 GAINESVILLE GA 12 OOS

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