Roadside Inspection 81374207

Roadside inspection on Apr 17, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: MARION ENVIRONMENTAL INC (USDOT 900567) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81374207
Date:
Apr 17, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INTERSTATE
Operating authority:
MC404167
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
H451051 (TN)

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 27.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.04 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,646 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at INTERSTATE
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 531 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
7
6 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)
50%
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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
22 violations · 5 OOS · 1.00 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 383.25(a)(1) (Learner's Permit (CLP) - Is not accompanied by the holder of a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.25(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GB4KYCYXJF118765 TN H451051 CHEVROLET Silverado 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H9T32527H1057062 TN U803797 HURST TRAILERS Hurst Trailers 2017

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.25(a)(1) Learner's Permit (CLP) - Is not accompanied by the holder of a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
81693067 May 22, 2024 VA L1 ABINGDON VA 0
81708952 May 20, 2024 GA L3 RINGGOLD GA 0
81627210 May 15, 2024 MD L2 ALLEGANY COUNTY 0
81370915 Apr 11, 2024 TN L2 STANTON TN 0
81148580 Mar 14, 2024 GA L3 CARTERSVILLE GA 1
80998676 Mar 1, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0

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