Roadside Inspection 80423896

Roadside inspection on Dec 18, 2023 in West Virginia • Carrier: EPES TRANSPORT SYSTEM LLC (USDOT 120195) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80423896
Date:
Dec 18, 2023
State:
West Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3195880 (IN)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 551 prior records
vs Level 2 median in West Virginia
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 7,601 Level 2 inspections in West Virginia during 2023
vs typical at I-64 EB WEIGH STATION WINFIELD
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 600 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
1
Same as 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)
66%
545 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
67
40 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
184
117 violations · 22 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
545
328 violations · 61 OOS · 0.60 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0NSNH0406 IN 3195880 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9HL964896 TN U709430 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2017

Violations Cited

1 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

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
80938085 Feb 16, 2024 US L1 WEST MEMPHIS AR 0
80871871 Feb 16, 2024 NC L2 0
80871692 Feb 15, 2024 NC L3 0
80871675 Feb 15, 2024 NC L3 0
80871348 Feb 15, 2024 KY L1 FRANKLIN 0
80869907 Feb 15, 2024 VA L2 ROANOKE VA 0

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