Roadside Inspection 81301899

Roadside inspection on Apr 3, 2024 in Florida • Carrier: BAKER AND SONS SEPTIC INSTALLATIONS LLC (USDOT 3141781) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
2
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81301899
Date:
Apr 3, 2024
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SEBRING FL
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
Z33AZE (FL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 41.

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 Level 2 median in Florida
12
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 29,465 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
12
11 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
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT7W2BTXFEA07923 FL Z33AZE FORD F-250 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1Z9DT142X6J213059 FL Z07AZF Unknown

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a)(1) Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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