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Roadside Inspection 83209313

Roadside inspection on Nov 20, 2024 in Missouri • Carrier: ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 439352) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83209313
Date:
Nov 20, 2024
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAINT JOSEPH MO
Operating authority:
MC191929
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R4813HY (TN)

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 16.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.75 violations per inspection across 684 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,829 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2024
vs typical at SAINT JOSEPH MO
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 415 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)
52%
354 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
43
41 violations · 10 OOS
Prior 90 days
108
103 violations · 25 OOS · 0.95 per inspection
Prior 365 days
354
302 violations · 64 OOS · 0.85 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-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH3PN340020 TN R4813HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K7NS797065 TN 211076T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
83655642 Jan 19, 2025 UT L1 HELPER UT 0 —
83648238 Jan 17, 2025 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0 —
83631536 Jan 16, 2025 AR L3 HOPE AR 2 —
83635353 Jan 15, 2025 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 1 —
83633110 Jan 15, 2025 TN L1 KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB 0 —
83624573 Jan 15, 2025 MS L2 MONROE COUNTY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87750330 May 2, 2026 TN L3 4V4NC9EH3PN340020 —
87720585 Apr 28, 2026 LA L3 4V4NC9EH3PN340020 —
85176182 Jul 9, 2025 AR L1 4V4NC9EH3PN340020 —
83510110 Dec 31, 2024 AR L3 4V4NC9EH3PN340020 —

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