Roadside Inspection 79063638

Roadside inspection on Jul 3, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: EPIC TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3878353) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79063638
Date:
Jul 3, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
EPIC TRUCKING LLC (3878353)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZTL8841 (PA)

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 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,724 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT2JEB88208 PA ZTL8841 FORD F-350 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5J2G53020BE011173 PA PT3889T EAST TEXAS LONGHORN TRAILERS, LLC
Ticket: Etxl
East Texas Longhorn Trailers, LLC 2011

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
81220429 Mar 27, 2024 PA L1 1FT8W3DT2JEB88208

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