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Roadside Inspection 81814934

Roadside inspection on Jun 7, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: M & M CARTAGE CO INC (USDOT 325199) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81814934
Date:
Jun 7, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
Operating authority:
MC182539
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A84312 (KY)

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 19.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 76 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
6
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 6,629 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than 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)
66%
70 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
11 violations · 3 OOS · 0.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
70
46 violations · 8 OOS · 0.66 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(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHLDR8KLKR8816 KY A84312 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W57L043016 KY C5M090 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2007 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
82306083 Jul 30, 2024 CA L1 CACHE CREEK 1 —
82241150 Jul 29, 2024 KY L1 LONDON 0 —
82189599 Jul 23, 2024 KY L1 LOUISVILLE 2 —
82117326 Jul 15, 2024 KY L2 LOUISVILLE 0 —
81933155 Jun 21, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE INSPECTION 0 —
81954293 Jun 19, 2024 IN L3 SALEM IN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79521023 Aug 28, 2023 MI L1 1JJV532W57L043016 —

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