Roadside Inspection 80731278

Roadside inspection on Jan 30, 2024 in Ohio • Carrier: FINSTER COURIER INCORPORATED (USDOT 751209) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80731278
Date:
Jan 30, 2024
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
WADSWORTH SCALES
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AW880G (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.96 violations per inspection across 201 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 24,124 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2024
vs typical at WADSWORTH SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,485 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
200 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
18
28 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
57
57 violations · 7 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
200
193 violations · 27 OOS · 0.96 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 177.823(a) (No placards/markings when required, severity weight 5). (177.823(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH9LN233368 NJ AW880G VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531N6415218 ME 5064896 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
172.504(a) Vehicle not placarded as required 5 Hazardous Materials
177.823(a) No placards/markings when required 5 Hazardous Materials 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
81207517 Mar 27, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
81193845 Mar 26, 2024 SD L3 JEFFERSON SD 0
81234103 Mar 25, 2024 FL L2 ASTOR FL 0
83983145 Mar 22, 2024 NM L1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
81178717 Mar 21, 2024 AR L2 HOPE AR 1 OOS
81173537 Mar 21, 2024 LA L1 SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88522228 Jul 25, 2026 MD L2 4V4NC9EH9LN233368
88227570 Jun 23, 2026 VA L2 4V4NC9EH9LN233368
88011303 Jun 1, 2026 KY L3 4V4NC9EH9LN233368
85970293 Oct 3, 2025 KS L2 4V4NC9EH9LN233368
85591815 Aug 20, 2025 IN L3 4V4NC9EH9LN233368
85437949 Aug 6, 2025 IN L3 4V4NC9EH9LN233368
84076811 Mar 6, 2025 SC L3 4V4NC9EH9LN233368
81081771 Mar 11, 2024 MO L3 1UYVS2531N6415218

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