Roadside Inspection 78953308

Roadside inspection on Jun 21, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: PETRO EXPRESS COMPANY (USDOT 351509) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78953308
Date:
Jun 21, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALTIMORE CITY
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
980F48 (MD)

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 3.

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 Maryland
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 34,054 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at BALTIMORE CITY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 747 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
1
Same as 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV7GSGV3906 MD 980F48 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1A9SMT128HC002484 MD 258225X Allc

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
79251722 Jul 27, 2023 MD L2 I-83 0
79214696 Jul 24, 2023 MD L2 PARKTONMD 2 OOS
79180946 Jul 19, 2023 MD L2 I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE 0
79180803 Jul 19, 2023 MD L2 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE 1
79166265 Jul 18, 2023 MD L1 6 OOS
79142853 Jul 14, 2023 MD L2 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86674745 Dec 29, 2025 MD L2 1A9SMT128HC002484
86674745 Dec 29, 2025 MD L2 3AKJGEDV7GSGV3906
85850407 Sep 16, 2025 MD L2 3AKJGEDV7GSGV3906
85850407 Sep 16, 2025 MD L2 1A9SMT128HC002484
85326836 Jul 21, 2025 MD L2 1A9SMT128HC002484
85326836 Jul 21, 2025 MD L2 3AKJGEDV7GSGV3906
83929090 Feb 21, 2025 MD L2 1A9SMT128HC002484
83929090 Feb 21, 2025 MD L2 3AKJGEDV7GSGV3906

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Recent activity at BALTIMORE CITY

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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84476696 Apr 23, 2025 LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC 0
84476695 Apr 23, 2025 INBOUND OUTBOUND TRANSPORTATION LLC 0