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Roadside Inspection 80298416

Roadside inspection on Dec 1, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: METTLER TOLEDO LLC (USDOT 302311) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80298416
Date:
Dec 1, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
METTLER TOLEDO LLC (302311)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PWP7330 (OH)

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 12.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.38 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,547 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,148 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
2
1 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)
81%
16 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.38 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.38 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPCX4EX8MD734480 OH PWP7330 PETERBILT 567 2021 —

Violations Cited

2 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
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
80188477 Nov 15, 2023 CA L3 — 0 —
80077540 Nov 3, 2023 ME L2 — 0 —
79911006 Oct 12, 2023 TX L1 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79911006 Oct 12, 2023 TX L1 1NPCX4EX8MD734480 —
78844530 May 31, 2023 TX L1 1NPCX4EX8MD734480 —

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Recent activity at SCALES

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82804366 Sep 30, 2024 KMF TRUCKING LLC 3 —