Roadside Inspection 83202834

Roadside inspection on Nov 19, 2024 in Massachusetts • Carrier: SANTOS GARAGE INC (USDOT 1372150) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
15
OOS Violations
8
53% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83202834
Date:
Nov 19, 2024
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
15
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S-MEDWAY
Carrier (USDOT):
SANTOS GARAGE INC (1372150)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 4300 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8058L (MA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 53.

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 Level 1 median in Massachusetts
15
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 2,450 Level 1 inspections in Massachusetts during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
15
14 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
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-TFCV (Tires - Front, in contact with a part of the vehicle., severity weight 8). (396.3A1-TFCV)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMMAAM25H681271 MA 8058L INTERNATIONAL 4300 2005

Violations Cited

15 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-TFCV Tires - Front, in contact with a part of the vehicle. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207A-SAPPAS Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207A-SUBL Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45A-BLCB Hydraulic Fluid Lines Restricted, Cracked or Broken 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BHPB Hydraulic power brake unit is inoperative 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.203A-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.203E-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 1 Unsafe Driving
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.65C-F Fuel - Tank not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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