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Roadside Inspection 82950737

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: AUTO EXPEDITING INC (USDOT 308414) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82950737
Date:
Oct 18, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHESTERTON IN
Carrier (USDOT):
AUTO EXPEDITING INC (308414)
Operating authority:
MC206567
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC42842 (MI)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 252 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,210 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at CHESTERTON IN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,982 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
4
3 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
191 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
10
14 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
51
64 violations · 7 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
191
236 violations · 42 OOS · 1.24 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 396.3A1-F (Fuel - Dripping leak., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-F)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 MI RC42842 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2014 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A53213S612402 ME 2296084 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2003 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance 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
83375014 Dec 10, 2024 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0 —
83354878 Dec 9, 2024 MI L2 — 1 OOS
83311111 Dec 3, 2024 MI L3 — 0 —
83298991 Dec 2, 2024 MI L3 ISLAND HWY 1 —
83253393 Nov 25, 2024 MI L3 SB 75 @ MM 11 1 —
83227071 Nov 21, 2024 MI L1 — 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84052026 Mar 6, 2025 MI L2 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 —
82553035 Aug 29, 2024 US L1 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 OOS
82460402 Aug 20, 2024 MI L2 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 —
81663496 May 16, 2024 IN L1 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 OOS
81106461 Mar 13, 2024 MI L3 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 —
80267707 Nov 28, 2023 MI L3 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 —
80239805 Nov 22, 2023 MI L2 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 —
80193818 Nov 16, 2023 MI L2 4V4NC9TG0EN168908 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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