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Roadside Inspection 79475437

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: SML TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3689892) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79475437
Date:
Aug 21, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I78 W AT EXIT 30
Operating authority:
MC1286859
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH19846 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 17,239 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023
vs typical at I78 W AT EXIT 30
4
On par with station median (4)
Median of 54 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
4
3 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X3MN305618 PA AH19846 PETERBILT 379 1991 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 00000000MAV581230 ME 235863F Freightliner — — —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
83627022 Jan 14, 2025 PA L3 1XP5DB9X3MN305618 —
82795791 Sep 30, 2024 PA L2 1XP5DB9X3MN305618 OOS

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