Roadside Inspection 80997953

Roadside inspection on Feb 29, 2024 in Massachusetts • Carrier: 5C ENERGY INC (USDOT 3248426) • Vehicle: ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80997953
Date:
Feb 29, 2024
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-TAUNTON
Carrier (USDOT):
5C ENERGY INC (3248426)
Vehicle:
ISUZU NPR/NPR-HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
V23771 (MA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 27.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Massachusetts
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,438 Level 3 inspections in Massachusetts during 2024
vs typical at H-TAUNTON
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 175 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
6
6 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
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 391.11(b)(5) (Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated, severity weight 8). (391.11(b)(5))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 54DB4W1B4HS809321 MA V23771 ISUZU NPR/NPR-HD 2017

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV 10 Unsafe Driving
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82846113 Oct 1, 2024 MA L3 54DB4W1B4HS809321

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