Roadside Inspection 80181828

Roadside inspection on Nov 15, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: MBJ ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 3852677) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
5
71% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80181828
Date:
Nov 15, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NC 16
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
HE8015 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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 Level 1 median in North Carolina
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,929 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2023
vs typical at NC 16
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 180 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
7
6 more than 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
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 391.15(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified, severity weight 8). (391.15(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0W5HT9FEB62677 NC HE8015 FORD F-550 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V1C252XN3191194 NC DB42378 BIG TEX Big Tex 2022

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.15(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
390.21(a) Not marked in accordance with regulations 3 General/Admin
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness OOS
393.130 No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

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