Roadside Inspection 81530384

Roadside inspection on May 3, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: HARTZ TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 822831) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81530384
Date:
May 3, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 9900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAP9066 (MN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.49 violations per inspection across 39 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,699 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at LONDON
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 9,880 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
32 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
5
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
9 violations · 1 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
32 violations · 4 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (9 violations across 14 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.49 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 393.47(a) (Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition, severity weight 4). (393.47(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSFTAER8XC032445 MN PAP9066 INTERNATIONAL 9900 1999
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532AU899809 MN STB5464 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2010

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
82030754 Jun 27, 2024 MN L1 ERSKINE MN 6
81887886 Jun 13, 2024 MO L3 KANSAS CITY MO 0
81764204 May 28, 2024 ND L1 FARGO ND 12 OOS
81709633 May 20, 2024 MN L3 SAGINAW MN 1
81525010 May 3, 2024 SD L3 WATERTOWN SD 0
81493076 Apr 30, 2024 SD L2 JEFFERSON SCALE NB 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79291724 Jul 31, 2023 KY L1 2HSFTAER8XC032445 OOS
79291724 Jul 31, 2023 KY L1 1UYVS2532AU899809 OOS
79146566 Jul 13, 2023 IA L2 2HSFTAER8XC032445 OOS
79146566 Jul 13, 2023 IA L2 1UYVS2532AU899809 OOS
78864766 Jun 9, 2023 MT L2 2HSFTAER8XC032445
78375611 Apr 17, 2023 IA L1 2HSFTAER8XC032445 OOS
78375611 Apr 17, 2023 IA L1 1UYVS2532AU899809 OOS

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