Roadside Inspection 82390432

Roadside inspection on Aug 14, 2024 in Virginia • Carrier: NICHOLAS MARTIN (USDOT 2456208) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82390432
Date:
Aug 14, 2024
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SPENCER VA
Carrier (USDOT):
NICHOLAS MARTIN (2456208)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TE3418 (NC)

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 28.

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 Virginia
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,672 Level 2 inspections in Virginia during 2024
vs typical at SPENCER VA
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 49 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 393.75(a)(1) (Tire-ply or belt material exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2WKPDD3J6YK966542 NC TE3418 WESTERN STAR 4900 2000
2 POLE TRAILER PE9LT45TXSP950081 NC DC10232 Unknown

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21T(b)(2) 390.21T(b)(2) General/Admin
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
82415151 Aug 16, 2024 VA L2 MARTINSVILLE VA 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87635073 Apr 20, 2026 VA L1 2WKPDD3J6YK966542
86422647 Nov 25, 2025 NC L2 2WKPDD3J6YK966542
85293878 Jul 21, 2025 VA L2 2WKPDD3J6YK966542
82415151 Aug 16, 2024 VA L2 2WKPDD3J6YK966542 OOS

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