Roadside Inspection 80940690

Roadside inspection on Feb 23, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3745792) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
80940690
Date:
Feb 23, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1179153 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.80 violations per inspection across 44 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,950 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at LONDON
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,056 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)
32%
44 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
5
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
37 violations · 3 OOS · 3.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
44
79 violations · 9 OOS · 1.80 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 395.3(a)(2) (Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit, severity weight 7). (395.3(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDV4LLKY4813 IL P1179153 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533EU950210 IL 836AA7ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2014

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service 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
81371633 Apr 11, 2024 CO L3 DUMONT CO 1
81266509 Apr 3, 2024 NC L3 0
81257953 Mar 28, 2024 IL L3 I57N 3
81251984 Mar 28, 2024 TN L1 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES WB 1
81197533 Mar 25, 2024 IL L3 I70 0
81185071 Mar 25, 2024 KY L2 HENDERSON 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83021323 Oct 22, 2024 IN L3 1FUJHHDV4LLKY4813
82711307 Sep 18, 2024 TN L1 1FUJHHDV4LLKY4813 OOS
81931656 Jun 20, 2024 KY L1 1FUJHHDV4LLKY4813 OOS
81782152 Jun 4, 2024 AL L3 1FUJHHDV4LLKY4813

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