Roadside Inspection 81514893

Roadside inspection on Apr 29, 2024 in West Virginia • Carrier: DAIN BENDER JR (USDOT 1304795) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81514893
Date:
Apr 29, 2024
State:
West Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SMITHERS WV
Carrier (USDOT):
DAIN BENDER JR (1304795)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 9200i TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TEMP1 (WV)

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 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 Level 2 median in West Virginia
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,454 Level 2 inspections in West Virginia during 2024

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
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 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSCEAER51C086824 WV TEMP1 INTERNATIONAL 9200i 2001
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1Z92E4221JT199040 WV C360349 ITI
Ticket: Unknown
ITI 2018

Violations Cited

4 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
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 OOS
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
81564262 May 6, 2024 WV L2 HERNSHAW WV 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83224537 Nov 20, 2024 WV L2 1Z92E4221JT199040
81564262 May 6, 2024 WV L2 2HSCEAER51C086824
80898684 Feb 16, 2024 WV L2 2HSCEAER51C086824 OOS
80683257 Jan 25, 2024 WV L2 2HSCEAER51C086824

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