Roadside Inspection 79370800

Roadside inspection on Aug 10, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: B&N TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3534343) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79370800
Date:
Aug 10, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALTIMORE CITY
Carrier (USDOT):
B&N TRANSPORT LLC (3534343)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
KH9175 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 25.

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 Maryland
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,831 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at BALTIMORE CITY
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,169 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL2HG682644 NC KH9175 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFL3529LL009507 NC DB15144 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2020

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 Hours of Service
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79155266 Jul 17, 2023 VA L1 RT 29 BYPASS RT 726 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84375499 Apr 10, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRGL2HG682644 OOS
84351552 Apr 8, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRGL2HG682644
83704646 Jan 27, 2025 MD L2 3C63RRGL2HG682644 OOS
83505995 Dec 30, 2024 NC L1 3C63RRGL2HG682644 OOS
81526599 Apr 30, 2024 FL L1 3C63RRGL2HG682644
80574474 Jan 10, 2024 VA L3 3C63RRGL2HG682644
80574474 Jan 10, 2024 VA L3 5VGFL3529LL009507
78596008 May 9, 2023 SC L3 3C63RRGL2HG682644

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