Roadside Inspection 79648987

Roadside inspection on Sep 13, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: CARROLL TREE SERVICE INC (USDOT 1010301) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
4
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79648987
Date:
Sep 13, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1EC8471 (MD)

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 34.

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 Maryland
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 34,054 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 832 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
8
7 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 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 1HTMMAAL2CH548580 MD 1EC8471 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4KNUC16234L161588 ME 3240990 TOWMASTER INC.
Ticket: Towr
Towmaster Inc. 2004

Violations Cited

8 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
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 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
80113587 Nov 8, 2023 MD L1 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0
80113586 Nov 8, 2023 MD L1 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0
80113585 Nov 8, 2023 MD L1 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0
80113584 Nov 8, 2023 MD L1 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0
80113577 Nov 8, 2023 MD L1 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0
80113576 Nov 8, 2023 MD L1 BALTIMORE COUNTY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81588052 May 13, 2024 MD L3 4KNUC16234L161588
81037210 Mar 6, 2024 MD L1 1HTMMAAL2CH548580

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