Roadside Inspection 82354849

Roadside inspection on Aug 7, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: AVALA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2427589) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
82354849
Date:
Aug 7, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRANGER IN
Carrier (USDOT):
AVALA EXPRESS LLC (2427589)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3259883 (IN)

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 2.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 185 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,863 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2024

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)
43%
141 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
12
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
25 violations · 0 OOS · 0.69 per inspection
Prior 365 days
141
120 violations · 12 OOS · 0.85 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2PN320115 IN 3259883 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K9RJ414805 WI 837878 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
82838681 Oct 3, 2024 TN L1 INTERSTATE 40 0
82818255 Sep 28, 2024 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 2
82819774 Sep 26, 2024 NY L2 PERU NY 0
82777116 Sep 26, 2024 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0
82767053 Sep 25, 2024 IL L3 1
82691754 Sep 18, 2024 KY L1 LONDON 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86513588 Dec 8, 2025 MO L3 3H3V532K9RJ414805
84154329 Mar 17, 2025 ID L3 3H3V532K9RJ414805
83456851 Dec 19, 2024 OH L2 3H3V532K9RJ414805
83199311 Nov 18, 2024 ND L2 3H3V532K9RJ414805
83008863 Oct 25, 2024 TN L3 3H3V532K9RJ414805
82049674 Jul 6, 2024 GA L3 4V4NC9EH2PN320115
80566374 Jan 8, 2024 MD L2 3H3V532K9RJ414805 OOS
79483662 Aug 23, 2023 MN L1 3H3V532K9RJ414805

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