Roadside Inspection 82276089

Roadside inspection on Jul 31, 2024 in Massachusetts • Carrier: BABCO FOODS INTERNATIONAL LLC (USDOT 1284401) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82276089
Date:
Jul 31, 2024
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-WESTON
Vehicle:
HINO Incomplete Vehicle STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
H46RCA (NJ)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.72 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Massachusetts
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,438 Level 3 inspections in Massachusetts during 2024
vs typical at H-WESTON
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 408 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
12 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
4
8 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
24 violations · 4 OOS · 2.00 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8AV8M5T50576 NJ H46RCA HINO Incomplete Vehicle 2021

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.34(a)(1) Failing to note malfunction that requires use of paper log 5 Hours of Service
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
395.24(d) ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 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
82584004 Sep 4, 2024 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 3
82584216 Sep 3, 2024 NY L2 0
82529893 Aug 28, 2024 CA L1 WESTBOUND ANTELOPE SCALE 2
82514753 Aug 22, 2024 MN L1 WEST LAKELAND MN 1
82364203 Aug 6, 2024 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 2
82276236 Aug 1, 2024 MD L2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85408190 Aug 1, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8AV8M5T50576
83703848 Jan 23, 2025 NY L3 5PVNJ8AV8M5T50576
82988717 Oct 22, 2024 NJ L3 5PVNJ8AV8M5T50576
82584216 Sep 3, 2024 NY L2 5PVNJ8AV8M5T50576
82127376 Jul 15, 2024 NY L3 5PVNJ8AV8M5T50576

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