Roadside Inspection 80626631

Roadside inspection on Jan 17, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: R & T TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1798613) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80626631
Date:
Jan 17, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Operating authority:
MC672916
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
M4149HY (TN)

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 15.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,646 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 21,202 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
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 1FUJA6CK27LX76598 TN M4149HY FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC532XGM600418 TN U560820 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2016

Violations Cited

3 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
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 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
81135126 Mar 13, 2024 TN L2 KNOXVILLE TN 1 OOS
80959373 Feb 28, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88960616 Sep 10, 2026 KY L1 5V8VC532XGM600418
81440165 Apr 19, 2024 TN L3 1FUJA6CK27LX76598
81135126 Mar 13, 2024 TN L2 1FUJA6CK27LX76598 OOS
80959373 Feb 28, 2024 AL L3 1FUJA6CK27LX76598
79803267 Oct 2, 2023 AL L3 1FUJA6CK27LX76598
79726578 Sep 22, 2023 AL L3 1FUJA6CK27LX76598

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