Roadside Inspection 83120939

Roadside inspection on Nov 9, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: M & J ASPHALT PAVING CO INC (USDOT 1254734) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83120939
Date:
Nov 9, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALPARAISO IN
Vehicle:
FORD F-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
192531H (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.79 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,863 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at VALPARAISO IN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 630 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
8%
12 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
14 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
17 violations · 2 OOS · 4.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
41 violations · 5 OOS · 3.42 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 391.11B5-LNCDLNVE (License (Non-CDL) - Endorsement - Operate a CMV without proper endorsement or in violation of restriction. NOTE: Other than a 391.41 violation., severity weight 8). (391.11B5-LNCDLNVE)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF4GTXMEE05293 IL 192531H FORD F-450 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B5-LNCDLNVE License (Non-CDL) - Endorsement - Operate a CMV without proper endorsement or in violation of restriction. NOTE: Other than a 391.41 violation. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
83189751 Nov 16, 2024 WI L3 CALEDONIA WI 3
83066127 Oct 31, 2024 WI L2 PARIS WI 14 OOS
83849398 Sep 23, 2024 IL L1 I-94 2 OOS

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