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Roadside Inspection 82436465

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: PINNACLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 856735) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82436465
Date:
Aug 20, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
MC377933
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3613627 (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 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 63 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,411 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 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)
44%
45 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
2
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
15 violations · 3 OOS · 1.36 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
80 violations · 15 OOS · 1.78 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 4V4ND4RJ3YN793438 IN 3613627 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2000 —
2 OTHER 0000000000006369B IN 231977E Chiv — — —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82943791 Oct 17, 2024 WA L2 PLYMOUTH WA 2 OOS
82925941 Oct 15, 2024 CO L3 LAMAR CO 0 —
82920787 Oct 15, 2024 MI L3 — 1 —
83029524 Oct 14, 2024 TX L2 — 0 —
82876202 Oct 9, 2024 DE L3 TOWNSEND DE 0 —
82650290 Sep 11, 2024 CO L1 DOTSERO CO 8 OOS

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