Roadside Inspection 78378402

Roadside inspection on Apr 17, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: J & J MARTE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2120883) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78378402
Date:
Apr 17, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I80 W AT MM 273.6
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AU237D (NJ)

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 25.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 2 median in Pennsylvania
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 17,239 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCKX7PU34038 NJ AU237D FREIGHTLINER CST120 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA53267M700098 NJ TUP38D VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Ticket: Vngi
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2007

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86803155 Jan 15, 2026 US L1 5V8VA53267M700098 OOS
80986842 Feb 29, 2024 MA L2 1FUJBBCKX7PU34038 OOS
80672457 Jan 24, 2024 CT L2 1FUJBBCKX7PU34038

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