Roadside Inspection 81661111

Roadside inspection on May 14, 2024 in California • Carrier: UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 1162977) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81661111
Date:
May 14, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAPEVINE IF
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL RH613 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3376003 (IN)

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 3.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.63 violations per inspection across 927 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at GRAPEVINE IF
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,874 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
1
Same as 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)
37%
824 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
62
102 violations · 18 OOS
Prior 90 days
209
289 violations · 39 OOS · 1.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
824
1339 violations · 193 OOS · 1.63 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 393.9(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 3HCDWTZR7JL651152 IN 3376003 INTERNATIONAL RH613 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3C532S23T147025 OK 2070KI HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2003

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82290616 Jul 12, 2024 WA L2 FEDERAL WAY WA 1
82131874 Jul 12, 2024 TX L2 102V IH45 NB 0
82104610 Jul 12, 2024 SC L2 3 OOS
82120079 Jul 11, 2024 MI L3 1
82111448 Jul 11, 2024 SD L1 JEFFERSON SD 3 OOS
82091306 Jul 10, 2024 MO L3 KANSAS CITY MO 0

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