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Roadside Inspection 82822707

Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2024 in Virginia • Carrier: AB EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1870280) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82822707
Date:
Oct 3, 2024
State:
Virginia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TROUTVILLE VA
Carrier (USDOT):
AB EXPRESS LLC (1870280)
Operating authority:
MC681808
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
26321PZ (VA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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 Level 1 median in Virginia
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,230 Level 1 inspections in Virginia during 2024
vs typical at TROUTVILLE VA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 423 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
2
1 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
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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ3LN216679 VA 26321PZ VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0623DW700629 VA 921816TL GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2013 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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