Roadside Inspection 81111642

Roadside inspection on Mar 8, 2024 in Georgia • Carrier: PALMER INC (USDOT 2282714) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81111642
Date:
Mar 8, 2024
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LULA GA
Carrier (USDOT):
PALMER INC (2282714)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER SD122 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
EWU284 (GA)

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 7.

Compared to the median Level 5 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.55 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 5 median in Georgia
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 519 Level 5 inspections in Georgia during 2024
vs typical at LULA GA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 55 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 90,935 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
66%
29 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
2
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
16 violations · 1 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.7× their typical violation rate (6 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.55 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 393.209D-STPAL (Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STPAL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALHGNDV4JDJT8784 GA EWU284 FREIGHTLINER SD122 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
81440466 Apr 19, 2024 GA L3 GAINESVILLE GA 1
81287084 Apr 1, 2024 GA L2 HOMER GA 8
81123340 Mar 11, 2024 GA L5 LULA GA 4
81122756 Mar 11, 2024 GA L5 LULA GA 0
81122662 Mar 11, 2024 GA L5 LULA GA 0
81122646 Mar 11, 2024 GA L5 LULA GA 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81122662 Mar 11, 2024 GA L5 3ALHGNDV4JDJT8784
81100130 Mar 7, 2024 GA L3 3ALHGNDV4JDJT8784
79828292 Sep 29, 2023 GA L3 3ALHGNDV4JDJT8784

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