Roadside Inspection 81029174

Roadside inspection on Mar 5, 2024 in Ohio • Carrier: LAVALLE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 575205) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81029174
Date:
Mar 5, 2024
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FINDLAY SCALES
Operating authority:
MC279452
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
69575PC (NY)

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 20.

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 0.99 violations per inspection across 266 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,884 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2024
vs typical at FINDLAY SCALES
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,125 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)
48%
264 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
28
26 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
69
67 violations · 9 OOS · 0.97 per inspection
Prior 365 days
264
261 violations · 34 OOS · 0.99 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR1CSBH9336 NY 69575PC FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8BL380612 OK 1599HB WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2011

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
81527603 May 3, 2024 MO L2 MACON MO 2
81524945 May 3, 2024 IN L3 POSEYVILLE IN 2
81518319 May 3, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 1
81514924 May 1, 2024 IN L2 JEFFERSONVILLE IN 0
81514965 Apr 30, 2024 MO L1 FORISTELL 7 OOS
81493398 Apr 30, 2024 IN L1 SELLERSBURG IN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81338645 Apr 11, 2024 MI L3 1FUJGLDR1CSBH9336

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Recent activity at FINDLAY SCALES

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