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Roadside Inspection 79638856

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: GARCIA TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3749852) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79638856
Date:
Sep 11, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
MC1330732
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3ES5429 (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 22.

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
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,831 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 794 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
6
5 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 393.43 (No/improper breakaway or emergency braking, severity weight 4). (393.43)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RPKL1GG318581 MD 3ES5429 RAM 3500 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7SGGC3628NS001308 ME 5039567 APPALACHIAN TRAILERS INC. Appalachian Trailers Inc. 2022 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
79659447 Sep 14, 2023 MD L1 — 0 —
79621962 Sep 7, 2023 PA L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89085947 Sep 24, 2026 PA L3 7SGGC3628NS001308 —
87095112 Feb 18, 2026 PA L1 3C63RPKL1GG318581 —
87095112 Feb 18, 2026 PA L1 7SGGC3628NS001308 —
86116876 Oct 20, 2025 MD L2 3C63RPKL1GG318581 —
86116876 Oct 20, 2025 MD L2 7SGGC3628NS001308 —
85122196 Jul 3, 2025 DE L3 7SGGC3628NS001308 —
85122196 Jul 3, 2025 DE L3 3C63RPKL1GG318581 —
83715919 Jan 28, 2025 MD L2 7SGGC3628NS001308 —

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