Roadside Inspection 80909351

Roadside inspection on Feb 22, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: BLUE BELL MATTRESS COMPANY LLC (USDOT 56845) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
80909351
Date:
Feb 22, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANBURY SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
64805A (CT)

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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.36 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
5
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,051 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at DANBURY SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,852 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
14 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
19 violations · 0 OOS · 1.36 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 393.43(a) (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3AKBC4DV9LDLM2810 CT 64805A FREIGHTLINER M2 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S11E9288DE528921 ME 234359 STRICK COMMERCIAL TRAILER Strick Commercial Trailer 2013

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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

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
81393960 Apr 18, 2024 NY L3 WESTMORELAND 1
81216690 Mar 27, 2024 NJ L1 GREENWICH EB SCALES 3 OOS
81033417 Mar 6, 2024 CT L3 HARTFORD 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82667905 Sep 12, 2024 VT L3 3AKBC4DV9LDLM2810
80296615 Nov 30, 2023 VT L2 3AKBC4DV9LDLM2810
79530239 Aug 29, 2023 MD L1 3AKBC4DV9LDLM2810

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