Roadside Inspection 81545377

Roadside inspection on Apr 24, 2024 in Illinois • Carrier: BEST CHOICE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3564419) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81545377
Date:
Apr 24, 2024
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-80 EB
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1238671 (IL)

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 5.

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 Illinois
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,598 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2024
vs typical at I-80 EB
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 214 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
2
1 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH9EN170856 IL P1238671 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2014
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1NNC04820SM256727 ME 5168159 MONON
Ticket: Monn
Monon 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 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
81896790 Jun 12, 2024 WI L1 JANESVILLE WI 9 OOS

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