Roadside Inspection 81998117

Roadside inspection on Jun 29, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: FEPCO CONTAINER INC (USDOT 649351) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
81998117
Date:
Jun 29, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
FEPCO CONTAINER INC (649351)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C122ED (GA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.39 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 20,646 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 27,381 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)
28%
36 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
28 violations · 4 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
95 violations · 14 OOS · 2.64 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDVXFSGP9205 GA C122ED FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H2V04825GA020002 ME 2592711 Freightliner

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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
82301351 Aug 5, 2024 SC L2 I-85 NB ROADSIDE 8 OOS
82273993 Jul 26, 2024 GA L3 ADEL GA 0
82141972 Jul 17, 2024 KY L1 LONDON 7 OOS
81955346 Jun 19, 2024 GA L3 GROVETOWN GA 0
81762860 May 27, 2024 GA L3 BRASELTON GA 12 OOS
81616373 May 15, 2024 SC L1 I-85 NB ANDERSON COUNTY 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83068916 Nov 4, 2024 SC L2 3AKJGEDVXFSGP9205
82852699 Oct 5, 2024 AL L1 3AKJGEDVXFSGP9205 OOS
82580968 Sep 3, 2024 TN L1 3AKJGEDVXFSGP9205 OOS
81181628 Mar 19, 2024 GA L3 1H2V04825GA020002
78339185 Apr 11, 2023 GA L1 1H2V04825GA020002 OOS

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Recent activity at ROADSIDE

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