Roadside Inspection 81702440

Roadside inspection on May 24, 2024 in Missouri • Carrier: BIG M TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 911405) • 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 #:
81702440
Date:
May 24, 2024
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHARLESTON MO
Operating authority:
MC394402
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A314145 (MS)

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 4.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.65 violations per inspection across 220 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,829 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2024
vs typical at CHARLESTON MO
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,909 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
185 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
18
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
42
26 violations · 8 OOS · 0.62 per inspection
Prior 365 days
185
119 violations · 29 OOS · 0.64 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 393.45(d) (Brake connections with leaks or constrictions, severity weight 4). (393.45(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1PN608899 MS A314145 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532FP237816 MS 093451A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
82201779 Jul 23, 2024 MS L1 UNION COUNTY 0
82162719 Jul 19, 2024 KY L2 LOUISVILLE 0
82197727 Jul 18, 2024 TN L3 STANTON TN 0
82173417 Jul 17, 2024 AR L2 MARION AR 2 OOS
82128309 Jul 15, 2024 MS L2 MONROE COUNTY 1
82104476 Jul 12, 2024 OK L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84486008 Apr 22, 2025 TN L3 1UYVS2532FP237816
83749842 Jan 30, 2025 KY L3 4V4NC9EH1PN608899
83535593 Jan 3, 2025 AR L3 4V4NC9EH1PN608899
83441154 Dec 17, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9EH1PN608899
82574403 Sep 2, 2024 OH L3 4V4NC9EH1PN608899
78968316 Jun 23, 2023 SC L2 1UYVS2532FP237816
78392328 Apr 19, 2023 OH L2 4V4NC9EH1PN608899

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