Roadside Inspection 83533396

Roadside inspection on Dec 30, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: CHICAGO FREIGHT INC (USDOT 1223016) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83533396
Date:
Dec 30, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHESTERTON IN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1144783 (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.75 violations per inspection across 28 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 7,210 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at CHESTERTON IN
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,339 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
7
6 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
13%
16 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
2
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
13 violations · 2 OOS · 1.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
22 violations · 2 OOS · 1.38 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH9EN170016 IL P1144783 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2014
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LV1GV45214S101390 TN U442453 Unknown

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 Hours of Service

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
83934844 Feb 19, 2025 IN L2 BOSWELL IN 4 OOS
83847714 Feb 11, 2025 IN L3 WEST TERRE HAUTE IN 0
83762754 Feb 1, 2025 TN L3 PORTLAND TN 1 OOS
83766591 Jan 31, 2025 IA L3 5 OOS
83655726 Jan 21, 2025 MO L3 FREDERICKTOWN MO 1
83479728 Dec 26, 2024 KY L2 ELIZABETHTOWN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82596917 Sep 5, 2024 IL L3 4V4NC9EH9EN170016

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