Roadside Inspection 80845787

Roadside inspection on Feb 8, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC (USDOT 3665903) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80845787
Date:
Feb 8, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TERRE HAUTE IN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC16007 (MI)

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 24.

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 this carrier's typical
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.93 violations per inspection across 87 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,210 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at TERRE HAUTE IN
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 919 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
7
6 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
22%
87 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
20
46 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
41
74 violations · 8 OOS · 1.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
87
168 violations · 19 OOS · 1.93 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EG1DN135170 MI RC16007 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539HP883115 MI E084788 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45A-BHTIJ Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
396.3A1-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
81309022 Apr 8, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 2
81295491 Apr 5, 2024 KS L2 1
81282169 Apr 5, 2024 OH L2 FINDLAY SCALES 0
81307967 Apr 4, 2024 IL L2 I-80 2 OOS
81307891 Apr 4, 2024 IL L3 0
81291925 Apr 4, 2024 US L1 TERRE HAUTE IN 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81464074 Mar 7, 2024 IN L1 4V4NC9EG1DN135170
80936597 Feb 22, 2024 IN L1 4V4NC9EG1DN135170
80463388 Dec 21, 2023 IN L3 1UYVS2539HP883115
80463388 Dec 21, 2023 IN L3 4V4NC9EG1DN135170

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