Roadside Inspection 81464839

Roadside inspection on Apr 23, 2024 in Florida • Carrier: HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC (USDOT 337355) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81464839
Date:
Apr 23, 2024
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HOBE SOUND FL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
CT2819 (FL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.45 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Florida
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 29,465 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2024
vs typical at HOBE SOUND FL
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 424 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
4
3 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)
67%
21 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
10 violations · 1 OOS · 0.48 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVHCYDC76HW88722 FL CT2819 FREIGHTLINER M2 2006

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
172.201(a)(1) Hazardous Materials not distinguished from non-Hazardous Materials 3 Hazardous Materials
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a)(4) 393.95(a)(4) 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
81942031 Jun 18, 2024 FL L2 BOWLING GREEN FL 3
81889658 Jun 14, 2024 MS L2 OLIVE BRANCH SCALE US 78 EAST 0
81763787 May 31, 2024 US L1 SEFFNER FL 0
82972966 May 30, 2024 FL L2 OAKLAND PARK FL 3
81610253 May 9, 2024 GA L3 LAVONIA GA 0
81483382 Apr 30, 2024 SC L2 I-26 EB ROADSIDE 4 OOS

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