Roadside Inspection 81970320

Roadside inspection on Jun 25, 2024 in New Jersey • Carrier: F & C PROFESSIONAL ALUMINUM RAILINGS CORP (USDOT 1785962) • Vehicle: ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81970320
Date:
Jun 25, 2024
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARTERET
Vehicle:
ISUZU NPR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XJKH50 (NJ)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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 New Jersey
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,879 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2024
vs typical at CARTERET
8
Heavier than station median (4.5)
Median of 50 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
8
7 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 392.9(a) (Failing to secure load, severity weight 1). (392.9(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK JALC4B16677009575 NJ XJKH50 ISUZU NPR 2007

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9(a) Failing to secure load 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 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
81793087 Jun 4, 2024 NJ L1 RT 1 SOUTH 6 OOS
81684104 May 21, 2024 NJ L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87964371 May 27, 2026 NJ L1 JALC4B16677009575 OOS
81684104 May 21, 2024 NJ L3 JALC4B16677009575
79530339 Aug 28, 2023 NJ L1 JALC4B16677009575

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