Roadside Inspection 80981508

Roadside inspection on Feb 19, 2024 in Wisconsin • Carrier: GRIFFIN LOGISTICS LTD (USDOT 2110909) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80981508
Date:
Feb 19, 2024
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SOUTH RANGE WI
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
0AR869 (AB)

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 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.54 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Wisconsin
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,502 Level 1 inspections in Wisconsin during 2024
vs typical at SOUTH RANGE WI
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 331 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
4
3 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)
47%
68 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
12 violations · 2 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
68
105 violations · 15 OOS · 1.54 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (12 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.54 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0RN628872 AB 0AR869 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC135110E5137384 AB 4LG685 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manac 2014

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
81411014 Apr 15, 2024 AK L3 TOK WEIGH STATION 0
81342746 Apr 8, 2024 ND L2 BISMARCK ND 0
81256392 Apr 1, 2024 NM L3 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
81249142 Mar 31, 2024 KS L2 2
81179337 Mar 18, 2024 ND L3 WILLISTON ND 0
81156885 Mar 15, 2024 TX L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84223277 Mar 24, 2025 ND L2 5MC135110E5137384
79996322 Oct 13, 2023 ND L2 5MC135110E5137384

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