Roadside Inspection 83066579

Roadside inspection on Nov 2, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: Z A CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 2255283) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83066579
Date:
Nov 2, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A537407 (MS)

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 29.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.54 violations per inspection across 80 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,149 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 25,462 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
6
5 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)
32%
53 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
7
13 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
45 violations · 10 OOS · 2.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
110 violations · 20 OOS · 2.08 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8W3HT1RED92659 MS A537407 FORD F-350 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E9BF2524KS230791 MS 131328A ELITE TRAILERS Elite Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 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
83453913 Dec 20, 2024 CA L2 3 OOS
83443209 Dec 19, 2024 CA L2 2 OOS
83442871 Dec 19, 2024 CA L2 I-80 AT GREENBACK 1
83235553 Nov 22, 2024 TN L2 MOHAWK TN 2
83225471 Nov 21, 2024 ME L3 0
83180921 Nov 15, 2024 ME L1 BANGOR 0

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