Roadside Inspection 81735243

Roadside inspection on May 29, 2024 in US • Carrier: ST CHARTERS AND BUSES INC (USDOT 3215583) • Vehicle: Amer BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81735243
Date:
May 29, 2024
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HIDALGO TX
Vehicle:
Amer BUS
Plate:
K190656 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 US
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,049 Level 2 inspections in US during 2024
vs typical at HIDALGO TX
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 348 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
3
2 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 393.62 (Windshield wipers inoperative, severity weight 4). (393.62)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 3A9JF2B37NH160092 TX K190656 Amer

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.62 Windshield wipers inoperative 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79276935 Jul 31, 2023 US L1 3A9JF2B37NH160092 OOS

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