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Roadside Inspection 81243368

Roadside inspection on Apr 2, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: NEWS LLC (USDOT 3302333) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81243368
Date:
Apr 2, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MILFORD
Carrier (USDOT):
NEWS LLC (3302333)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA035 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BK20073 (CT)

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 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 Connecticut
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 7,721 Level 3 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at MILFORD
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 385 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
1
1 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 393.134(b)(3) (Rear of container not properly secured, severity weight 7). (393.134(b)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMKAAN49H135396 CT BK20073 INTERNATIONAL MA035 2009 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.134(b)(3) Rear of container not properly secured 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
81763606 Jun 3, 2024 CT L3 1HTMKAAN49H135396 —
79129141 Jul 13, 2023 CT L1 1HTMKAAN49H135396 OOS

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