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Roadside Inspection 80037373

Roadside inspection on Oct 23, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: SMITH TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 246204) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80037373
Date:
Oct 23, 2023
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MADISON COUNTY*
Carrier (USDOT):
SMITH TRANSPORT LLC (246204)
Operating authority:
MC156598
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3273638 (IN)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Controlled Substances/Alcohol, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.73 violations per inspection across 246 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Carolina
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 36,959 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 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)
55%
245 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
26
15 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
101
64 violations · 5 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
245
180 violations · 24 OOS · 0.73 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 392.4(a) (Driver uses or is in possession of drugs, severity weight 10). (392.4(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X9ND752686 IN 3273638 PETERBILT 579 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535N7476002 IN PA10308 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.4(a) Driver uses or is in possession of drugs 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
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
80500372 Dec 21, 2023 NY L2 GROVELAND NY 0 —
80466479 Dec 21, 2023 MD L2 — 1 —
80462501 Dec 20, 2023 NC L2 HAYWOOD CO I40 EB 15MM OFF RAM 1 OOS
80410105 Dec 18, 2023 MD L2 — 1 —
80412332 Dec 17, 2023 KY L1 MOREHEAD 0 —
80428001 Dec 16, 2023 PA L3 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89187232 Oct 4, 2026 KY L3 1XPBDP9X9ND752686 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 246204 — tools open pre-filled.

Related records

Recent activity at MADISON COUNTY*

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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80026653 Oct 27, 2023 CAROLINA DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LLC 2 —