Roadside Inspection 80749947

Roadside inspection on Feb 2, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: V&A TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3140152) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80749947
Date:
Feb 2, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
317XBE (CO)

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 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Montana
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,804 Level 1 inspections in Montana during 2024
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,088 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH9FN191546 CO 317XBE VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C2FT332097 IN P427266 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
81263059 Mar 26, 2024 WA L2 LIBERTY LAKE WA 1
81101311 Mar 12, 2024 MT L3 FRENCHTOWN MT 0
80977597 Feb 21, 2024 CO L2 FORT COLLINS CO 1
80632783 Jan 16, 2024 WA L2 LIBERTY LAKE WA 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82502782 Aug 26, 2024 CA L4 4V4NC9EH9FN191546
81687255 May 21, 2024 UT L1 3H3V532C2FT332097 OOS
81263059 Mar 26, 2024 WA L2 4V4NC9EH9FN191546
80281340 Nov 28, 2023 MT L1 4V4NC9EH9FN191546
79225465 Jul 21, 2023 WA L2 4V4NC9EH9FN191546

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