Roadside Inspection 81081569

Roadside inspection on Mar 12, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: APEX HAULING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4072585) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81081569
Date:
Mar 12, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DANBURY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 387 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AY862T (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.82 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Connecticut
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,681 Level 2 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at DANBURY
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 355 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
3
2 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)
23%
22 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
24 violations · 2 OOS · 2.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
40 violations · 5 OOS · 1.82 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP7DB9X47D683630 NJ AY862T PETERBILT 387 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA96276W700432 NJ TKW41W GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2006

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service

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
81538563 May 1, 2024 WI L3 LONE ROCK WI 2
81448056 Apr 24, 2024 PA L3 0
81430459 Apr 23, 2024 MD L3 CECILTON SCALE HOUSE 0
81316073 Apr 9, 2024 DE L1 MIDDLETOWN DE 1
81261088 Apr 4, 2024 CT L3 1
81267790 Apr 3, 2024 IA L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82698099 Sep 19, 2024 CT L3 1XP7DB9X47D683630
81407864 Apr 16, 2024 NY L2 1GRAA96276W700432
81008686 Mar 4, 2024 DE L1 1GRAA96276W700432 OOS
80652423 Jan 18, 2024 NY L2 1GRAA96276W700432
80613146 Jan 10, 2024 NY L2 1XP7DB9X47D683630 OOS
80375747 Dec 11, 2023 NY L3 1GRAA96276W700432
79277287 Jul 31, 2023 MD L3 1GRAA96276W700432

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