Roadside Inspection 79122286

Roadside inspection on Jul 12, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: AC EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3428470) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79122286
Date:
Jul 12, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
AC EXPRESS INC (3428470)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
1AC47H (MA)

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 11.

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 Ohio
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,762 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,834 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
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 393.48(a) (Inoperative/defective brakes, severity weight 4). (393.48(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRTCL2NG277360 MA 1AC47H RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2022
2 FULL TRAILER 1T9LS4810LB540012 ME 2596816 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC Take 3 Trailers Inc 2020

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 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
79466018 Aug 21, 2023 MA L1 H-WESTFIELD 3 OOS
79204458 Jul 20, 2023 MA L1 H-STONEHAM 0
78658164 May 18, 2023 RI L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87188544 Mar 3, 2026 MA L3 1T9LS4810LB540012
87188544 Mar 3, 2026 MA L3 3C7WRTCL2NG277360
87098326 Feb 20, 2026 MA L3 1T9LS4810LB540012
87098326 Feb 20, 2026 MA L3 3C7WRTCL2NG277360
84693902 May 15, 2025 MD L1 3C7WRTCL2NG277360
84693902 May 15, 2025 MD L1 1T9LS4810LB540012
84435634 Apr 11, 2025 NY L2 3C7WRTCL2NG277360
84226941 Mar 25, 2025 NH L3 3C7WRTCL2NG277360

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Recent activity at ROADSIDE

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82806473 Sep 30, 2024 SS CARRIER INC 0
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