Roadside Inspection 80399582

Roadside inspection on Dec 12, 2023 in Wisconsin • Carrier: CHRIS HELMS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1796126) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80399582
Date:
Dec 12, 2023
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SOUTH RANGE WI
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC28667 (MI)

What this inspection means

8 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 31.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Wisconsin
8
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 5,663 Level 1 inspections in Wisconsin during 2023
vs typical at SOUTH RANGE WI
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 80 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
31 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
62 violations · 8 OOS · 2.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (6 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.00 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCGX3PJ63200 MI RC28667 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA4822EA027316 MI E682497 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mack
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2014

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 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
80731568 Jan 30, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 1
80625913 Jan 10, 2024 IN L3 TERRE HAUTE IN 0
80537380 Jan 3, 2024 MI L3 ROAD 2
80465769 Dec 26, 2023 GA L3 TIFTON GA 5
80450465 Dec 20, 2023 MI L2 2 OOS
80410874 Dec 13, 2023 NY L3 TYRE 7

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81176195 Mar 21, 2024 PA L2 1FUJBBCGX3PJ63200
81176195 Mar 21, 2024 PA L2 5MAPA4822EA027316
81025560 Mar 4, 2024 AL L2 1FUJBBCGX3PJ63200
81025560 Mar 4, 2024 AL L2 5MAPA4822EA027316

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