Roadside Inspection 79136514

Roadside inspection on Jul 12, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: SAFETY CAR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3228540) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79136514
Date:
Jul 12, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PREBLE SCALES
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9FH6900 (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 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
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,762 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2023
vs typical at PREBLE SCALES
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 143 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
5
4 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 393.104(a) (Inadequate/damaged securement device/system, severity weight 1). (393.104(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FT8W3DT7KEC75684 MD 9FH6900 FORD F-350 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5339DL002542 ME 5104534 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2013

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104(f)(3) Loose or unfastened tiedown. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104(f)(3) Loose or unfastened tiedown. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104(a) Inadequate/damaged securement device/system 1 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
79312703 Jul 27, 2023 DE L1 RT 41 AT YORKLYN RD 0
79257601 Jul 25, 2023 OH L3 ROADSIDE INSPECTION 0
79093211 Jul 10, 2023 MD L1 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0
78829914 Jun 6, 2023 IA L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87170497 Feb 26, 2026 MD L1 5VGFW5339DL002542 OOS
86779722 Jan 11, 2026 PA L1 5VGFW5339DL002542 OOS
84685649 May 13, 2025 PA L2 5VGFW5339DL002542 OOS
83142790 Nov 13, 2024 MD L2 5VGFW5339DL002542 OOS
81097051 Mar 13, 2024 PA L1 5VGFW5339DL002542 OOS
81097051 Mar 13, 2024 PA L1 1FT8W3DT7KEC75684 OOS
80846174 Feb 14, 2024 MD L2 1FT8W3DT7KEC75684
80846174 Feb 14, 2024 MD L2 5VGFW5339DL002542

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Recent activity at PREBLE SCALES

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