Roadside Inspection 81609393

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2024 in Virginia • Carrier: A J TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3205318) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81609393
Date:
May 13, 2024
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COURTLAND VA
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NS6534 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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 Virginia
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,672 Level 2 inspections in Virginia during 2024
vs typical at COURTLAND VA
7
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 31 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
7
6 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TJ43N350880 NC NS6534 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1J9G142B0R5003843 ME 237883D JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING John Evans Manufacturing 2024

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.87(a) Warning flag required on projecting load 1 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
81735556 May 28, 2024 VA L3 DREWRYVILLE VA 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84509754 Apr 23, 2025 VA L3 4V4NC9TJ43N350880 OOS
81735556 May 28, 2024 VA L3 1J9G142B0R5003843
81735556 May 28, 2024 VA L3 4V4NC9TJ43N350880
80739924 Feb 1, 2024 VA L2 4V4NC9TJ43N350880
79869478 Oct 9, 2023 VA L2 1J9G142B0R5003843
79869478 Oct 9, 2023 VA L2 4V4NC9TJ43N350880

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