Roadside Inspection 81464074

Roadside inspection on Mar 7, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC (USDOT 3665903) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
1
8% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81464074
Date:
Mar 7, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HUNTINGTON IN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC16007 (MI)

What this inspection means

12 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 51.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
12
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.92 violations per inspection across 107 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
12
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,210 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
12
11 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
23%
107 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
23
42 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
53
98 violations · 8 OOS · 1.85 per inspection
Prior 365 days
107
205 violations · 21 OOS · 1.92 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 393.201A-VURC (Van/OT Trailers - Upper rail buckled/cracked and has missing/loose fasteners., severity weight 2). (393.201A-VURC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EG1DN135170 MI RC16007 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4LT491005 MI E156776 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLTFC State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions. 5 Unsafe Driving
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201A-VURC Van/OT Trailers - Upper rail buckled/cracked and has missing/loose fasteners. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.203C-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.203E-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60B Windshield - Missing. 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
81546402 May 6, 2024 MI L2 AINGER RD 3
82035640 May 3, 2024 IL L3 0
81568145 May 2, 2024 IL L3 I-57 0
81545914 Apr 30, 2024 IL L3 I-57 0
81486356 Apr 26, 2024 TX L2 1
81511232 Apr 24, 2024 TX L2 US 59 QUEEN CITY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80936597 Feb 22, 2024 IN L1 3H3V532C4LT491005
80936597 Feb 22, 2024 IN L1 4V4NC9EG1DN135170
80845787 Feb 8, 2024 IN L1 4V4NC9EG1DN135170 OOS
80463388 Dec 21, 2023 IN L3 4V4NC9EG1DN135170

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