Roadside Inspection 81771908

Roadside inspection on May 31, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: TOWER TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2979487) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81771908
Date:
May 31, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
MC013496
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH28610 (PA)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.07 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 35,872 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
13 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
5
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
6 violations · 0 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
14 violations · 2 OOS · 1.08 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDJSJR2DN149232 PA AH28610 INTERNATIONAL LF687 2013

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1-PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
395.30B1 Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service

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
82010472 Jul 1, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 1
81739279 May 29, 2024 OH L3 0
81739643 May 28, 2024 PA L2 0
81725689 May 27, 2024 OH L2 1
81643386 May 16, 2024 PA L2 1
81569492 May 8, 2024 PA L2 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83433235 Dec 16, 2024 OH L2 3HSDJSJR2DN149232 OOS
83091033 Nov 5, 2024 MD L2 3HSDJSJR2DN149232 OOS
81725689 May 27, 2024 OH L2 3HSDJSJR2DN149232
80555209 Jan 8, 2024 MD L1 3HSDJSJR2DN149232
79381226 Aug 11, 2023 MD L2 3HSDJSJR2DN149232

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