Roadside Inspection 81293867

Roadside inspection on Apr 5, 2024 in New York • Carrier: S C BALLARD LLC (USDOT 754812) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81293867
Date:
Apr 5, 2024
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NICHOLS (WB)
Carrier (USDOT):
S C BALLARD LLC (754812)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
64383A (CT)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.17 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New York
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 57,631 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
23 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
8 violations · 1 OOS · 1.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
50 violations · 5 OOS · 2.17 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAEDR9NPNK5745 CT 64383A WESTERN STAR 4900 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1F9U2B2ARD44829 ME 2674884 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2010

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service
393.55(d)(2) CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81373938 Apr 16, 2024 NY L2 2
81180950 Mar 25, 2024 CT L1 MONTVILLE TROOP E 0
81157657 Mar 21, 2024 CT L2 FARMINGTON 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87199449 Feb 27, 2026 RI L3 5KJJAEDR9NPNK5745
84921980 Jun 9, 2025 MA L2 5KJJAEDR9NPNK5745
84032237 Mar 5, 2025 CT L2 1E1F9U2B2ARD44829 OOS

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