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Roadside Inspection 78953357

Roadside inspection on Jun 21, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: TATE AND SONS LLC (USDOT 3973585) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
78953357
Date:
Jun 21, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
TATE AND SONS LLC (3973585)
Operating authority:
MC1485609
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
0175F6 (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 14.

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
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 34,054 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,469 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 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 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBGADV6FDGF1639 MD 0175F6 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W67L064358 TN U628724 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2007 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79312974 Aug 3, 2023 MD L2 CAROLINE COUNTY 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79312974 Aug 3, 2023 MD L2 3AKBGADV6FDGF1639 —

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