Roadside Inspection 83028261

Roadside inspection on Oct 28, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: J A TRUCKING INC (USDOT 267253) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83028261
Date:
Oct 28, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ON MON-FAYETTE EXPY MM 34.8
Carrier (USDOT):
J A TRUCKING INC (267253)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH38649 (PA)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 1.22 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,697 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
18 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
22 violations · 3 OOS · 1.22 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.22 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGEDVXBSAZ1073 PA AH38649 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2011
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0627MK317704 TN 091897T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
83473182 Dec 23, 2024 PA L3 SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A 0
83061447 Oct 31, 2024 PA L2 SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A 1
82993026 Oct 22, 2024 PA L3 2
82655885 Sep 13, 2024 PA L1 1
82628097 Sep 9, 2024 PA L3 ETTERS PA 0
82597488 Sep 6, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79240842 Jul 26, 2023 MD L1 1FUJGEDVXBSAZ1073
79247583 Jul 25, 2023 PA L3 1FUJGEDVXBSAZ1073
78939632 Jun 19, 2023 PA L3 1FUJGEDVXBSAZ1073

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