Roadside Inspection 81610253

Roadside inspection on May 9, 2024 in Georgia • Carrier: HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC (USDOT 337355) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 81610253
Date:: May 9, 2024
State:: Georgia
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: LAVONIA GA
Carrier (USDOT):: HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC (337355)
Vehicle:: FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:: DD58CV (FL)
VIN:: 1FVHCYCY9EHFR2458

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.80 violations per inspection across 25 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Georgia

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 44,048 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2024

vs typical at LAVONIA GA

Cleaner than station median (1)

Median of 584 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

58%

24 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

10 violations · 1 OOS

Prior 90 days

15 violations · 2 OOS · 1.36 per inspection

Prior 365 days

20 violations · 2 OOS · 0.83 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	1FVHCYCY9EHFR2458	FL DD58CV	FREIGHTLINER	M2	2014	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

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	—
81483382	Apr 30, 2024	SC	L2	I-26 EB ROADSIDE	4	OOS
81464950	Apr 23, 2024	FL	L2	GOTHA FL	2	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
84112402	Mar 6, 2025	GA	L3	1FVHCYCY9EHFR2458	—
83792854	Jan 30, 2025	GA	L3	1FVHCYCY9EHFR2458	—

Related records

Carrier

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Station

LAVONIA GA

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Georgia

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1FVHCYCY9EHFR2458

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

DD58CV (FL)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at LAVONIA GA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89026850	Sep 15, 2026	TRANSOUTH LOGISTICS LLC	2	OOS
89026775	Sep 15, 2026	HANSEN & ADKINS AUTO TRANSPORT INC	0	—