Roadside Inspection 82033676

Roadside inspection on Jul 3, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: CAROLINA NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 659150) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82033676
Date:
Jul 3, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOUISVILLE
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3645120 (IN)

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 12.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.62 violations per inspection across 175 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,699 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at LOUISVILLE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,032 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 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)
37%
121 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
9
18 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
35 violations · 8 OOS · 1.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
121
189 violations · 27 OOS · 1.56 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 393.43(a) (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJXBN297517 IN 3645120 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2011

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
82566217 Aug 28, 2024 IN L3 GEORGETOWN IN 1
82508858 Aug 28, 2024 MS L1 NESBIT SCALE I-55 NORTH 0
82490652 Aug 26, 2024 MO L2 1
82433302 Aug 20, 2024 IN L3 POSEYVILLE IN 2
82431946 Aug 19, 2024 WV L3 SHADY SPRING WV 0
82419681 Aug 15, 2024 IN L3 GEORGETOWN IN 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79437428 Aug 15, 2023 PA L2 4V4NC9EJXBN297517
78554214 May 4, 2023 GA L3 4V4NC9EJXBN297517

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