Roadside Inspection 83101781

Roadside inspection on Nov 6, 2024 in Missouri • Carrier: J TOVAR & SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3311686) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83101781
Date:
Nov 6, 2024
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FREDERICKTOWN MO
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VLW0640 (TX)

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 4.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.22 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 11,605 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2024
vs typical at FREDERICKTOWN MO
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 292 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
1
Same as 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)
20%
10 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
5
39 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
42 violations · 3 OOS · 7.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
54 violations · 5 OOS · 5.40 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (42 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 3.22 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FT7W2BT1NEC30110 TX VLW0640 FORD F-250 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7WL3H4026RT000508 TX 940047M TRAIL MAXX
Ticket: Unknown
Trail Maxx 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 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
83264300 Nov 26, 2024 TX L2 US 87 MILEPOST 452 8
83075846 Nov 1, 2024 TX L2 402M IH10 WB 11 OOS
83029235 Oct 24, 2024 TX L2 18 OOS
82978126 Oct 21, 2024 IA L1 5 OOS
82926788 Oct 15, 2024 TN L1 KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB 4
82894105 Oct 11, 2024 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85427928 Aug 7, 2025 VA L3 1FT7W2BT1NEC30110
85427928 Aug 7, 2025 VA L3 7WL3H4026RT000508

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