Roadside Inspection 84857405

Roadside inspection on May 28, 2025 in Georgia • Carrier: P & J HARMON TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3555989) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84857405
Date:
May 28, 2025
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAVONIA GA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A011749 (SC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 35.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 Georgia
9
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,868 Level 1 inspections in Georgia during 2025
vs typical at LAVONIA GA
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,915 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
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 383.95A-LCDL (Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of airbrake restriction., severity weight 8). (383.95A-LCDL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CK97LX51861 SC A011749 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H4T04129BK009211 GA 112206PT Fruehauf C

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.95A-LCDL Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of airbrake restriction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.43D-BIPBS Brake - Inoperative or missing trailer Spring Brake. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47A-BCFSAD Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.13D2-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear reflex reflectors inadequate on vehicle manufactured before December 1, 1993. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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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