Roadside Inspection 80093174

Roadside inspection on Nov 4, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC (USDOT 177323) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80093174
Date:
Nov 4, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
THP 1 KNOX SCALES- EAST
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
KF3810 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.24 violations per inspection across 41 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
41 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
7
10 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
36 violations · 6 OOS · 1.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
51 violations · 8 OOS · 1.24 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3BT4NEF62567 NC KF3810 FORD F-350 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3EUGB2024N1011570 NC DB38248 NORSTAR TRAILERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV
Ticket: Unknown
NORSTAR TRAILERS MEXICO S DE RL DE CV 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service 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
80478013 Dec 21, 2023 IA L2 2
80345930 Dec 7, 2023 OH L1 ROADSIDE INSPECTION 5 OOS
80282488 Nov 30, 2023 MT L2 HAVRE MT 0
80263433 Nov 27, 2023 VA L3 AT INDIAN RIVER EXIT 1
80255408 Nov 27, 2023 NE L2 NORTH PLATTE EAST BOUND 1 OOS
80137531 Nov 10, 2023 MT L3 BROADUS MT 0

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