Roadside Inspection 80432716

Roadside inspection on Dec 18, 2023 in Missouri • Carrier: SMITH AND SONS CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 3709052) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80432716
Date:
Dec 18, 2023
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ST. LOUIS MO
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 378 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
64J9VT (MO)

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 19.

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 Level 2 median in Missouri
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,468 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2023
vs typical at ST. LOUIS MO
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 74 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
5
4 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
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 393.51C-BLPW (Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative., severity weight 4). (393.51C-BLPW)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPFLT0X81D553739 MO 64J9VT PETERBILT 378 2001

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.51C-BLPW Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A-DFSL Driver - Failing to properly secure load. 1 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
80797884 Feb 5, 2024 MO L2 FENTON MO 11 OOS
80455405 Dec 21, 2023 MO L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88000322 May 28, 2026 MO L3 1NPFLT0X81D553739 OOS
80455405 Dec 21, 2023 MO L3 1NPFLT0X81D553739

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