Roadside Inspection 79686752

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MARK BOWEN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1447495) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79686752
Date:
Sep 17, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
GOLDEN MILE RD MEASURING 286 F
Vehicle:
MACK CXU (Pinnacle) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AG70515 (PA)

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 7.

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
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 17,239 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AW07Y6EM041781 PA AG70515 MACK CXU (Pinnacle) 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M91H4325JA211401 OK CD4254 MERTZ MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mrzm
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79795870 Sep 28, 2023 MI L2 REST AREA 2 OOS
79752699 Sep 25, 2023 NY L3 4
79238013 Jul 24, 2023 PA L2 0
79237465 Jul 24, 2023 PA L3 0
79200811 Jul 19, 2023 PA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88388365 Jul 12, 2026 PA L3 1M1AW07Y6EM041781
87164803 Feb 27, 2026 PA L3 1M1AW07Y6EM041781
86251645 Nov 4, 2025 NY L1 1M1AW07Y6EM041781 OOS
84251207 Mar 27, 2025 OH L3 1M91H4325JA211401
82779550 Sep 26, 2024 PA L2 1M1AW07Y6EM041781 OOS
82343712 Aug 6, 2024 NY L2 1M1AW07Y6EM041781
80393261 Dec 13, 2023 PA L2 1M1AW07Y6EM041781
79795870 Sep 28, 2023 MI L2 1M1AW07Y6EM041781 OOS

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