Roadside Inspection 82884171

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2024 in Ohio • Carrier: FERN EXPOSITION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1483733) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82884171
Date:
Oct 9, 2024
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRUNSWICK OH
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PVU1144 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.15 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Ohio
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 30,782 Level 3 inspections in Ohio during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 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)
27%
11 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
19 violations · 1 OOS · 4.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
27 violations · 3 OOS · 2.45 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (19 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.15 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 383.51(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.51(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH9BN535213 OH PVU1144 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2011
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PT01JAH7X9012966 OH TNU9101 TRAILMOBILE Trailmobile Trailer 1999

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS

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
82507275 Aug 28, 2024 WA L1 RIDGEFIELD WA 6 OOS
82505854 Aug 28, 2024 UT L1 2
82433297 Aug 15, 2024 MO L2 KANSAS CITY MO 5

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