Roadside Inspection 80412283

Roadside inspection on Dec 15, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: CLASSIC TOWING LLC (USDOT 3196520) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80412283
Date:
Dec 15, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON
Carrier (USDOT):
CLASSIC TOWING LLC (3196520)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
848746 (KY)

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 10.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.62 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,552 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at LEXINGTON
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,438 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
13 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
8 violations · 3 OOS · 0.62 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 393.17(b) (No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit, severity weight 6). (393.17(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMBL3JG151333 KY 848746 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.17(b) No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV 4 Vehicle Maintenance 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
80685284 Jan 24, 2024 KY L3 LEXINGTON 1
80656481 Jan 18, 2024 KY L2 LEXINGTON 1 OOS
80636705 Jan 17, 2024 KY L2 RICHMOND 0
80600744 Jan 12, 2024 KY L2 RICHMOND 0
80535615 Jan 4, 2024 KY L2 MOUNT VERNON 12 OOS
80475321 Dec 22, 2023 KY L1 WADDY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80656481 Jan 18, 2024 KY L2 3C7WRMBL3JG151333 OOS
80600744 Jan 12, 2024 KY L2 3C7WRMBL3JG151333
79792152 Sep 29, 2023 KY L2 3C7WRMBL3JG151333 OOS
79579096 Sep 4, 2023 KY L3 3C7WRMBL3JG151333

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