Roadside Inspection 80798493

Roadside inspection on Feb 6, 2024 in Massachusetts • Carrier: APEX HAULING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4072585) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80798493
Date:
Feb 6, 2024
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-NORTHAMPTON
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Petr
Plate:
AW259J (NJ)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Massachusetts
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,714 Level 2 inspections in Massachusetts during 2024
vs typical at H-NORTHAMPTON
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 521 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 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
20 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
6
17 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
18 violations · 2 OOS · 2.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
33 violations · 5 OOS · 1.65 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X8LD666071 NJ AW259J PETERBILT
Ticket: Petr
579 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA96289B700726 NJ E80TAG GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2009

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service

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
81261088 Apr 4, 2024 CT L3 1
81267790 Apr 3, 2024 IA L2 4 OOS
81152205 Mar 19, 2024 NJ L1 HOLLAND TUNNEL TOLL PLAZA 0
81081569 Mar 12, 2024 CT L2 DANBURY 3 OOS
80905163 Feb 20, 2024 MN L3 2
80765200 Feb 4, 2024 MD L2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88703370 Aug 14, 2026 CT L3 1GRAA96289B700726
86935182 Jan 29, 2026 DE L3 1XPBD49X8LD666071
86824179 Jan 16, 2026 MD L2 1XPBD49X8LD666071
83773473 Feb 3, 2025 WV L2 1XPBD49X8LD666071 OOS
83668045 Jan 16, 2025 NY L3 1GRAA96289B700726
83059824 Nov 1, 2024 MD L2 1GRAA96289B700726
82876803 Oct 8, 2024 US L2 1XPBD49X8LD666071
82507085 Aug 28, 2024 DE L1 1XPBD49X8LD666071

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