Roadside Inspection 80153849

Roadside inspection on Nov 14, 2023 in Connecticut • Carrier: RAY K TOWING INC (USDOT 3089981) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80153849
Date:
Nov 14, 2023
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION
Carrier (USDOT):
RAY K TOWING INC (3089981)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
S99356 (MA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 Level 3 median in Connecticut
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,034 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2023
vs typical at UNION
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 124 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 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
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 392.9a(a)(1) (Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority., severity weight 9). (392.9a(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAEUMML7RL099398 MA S99356 INTERNATIONAL MV607 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9a(a)(1) Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority. 9 General/Admin OOS
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
80457092 Dec 21, 2023 MA L3 H-RAYNHAM 2
80013917 Oct 25, 2023 MA L3 H-WAREHAM 0
79973341 Oct 23, 2023 MA L3 S-STONEHAM 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86504330 Dec 1, 2025 MA L3 3HAEUMML7RL099398
82444137 Aug 20, 2024 MA L3 3HAEUMML7RL099398
79973341 Oct 23, 2023 MA L3 3HAEUMML7RL099398

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