Roadside Inspection 79703177

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: ERNEST MAIER INC (USDOT 230008) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79703177
Date:
Sep 20, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
ERNEST MAIER INC (230008)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
362ED28 (MD)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.05 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,831 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,613 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
19 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
3
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
12 violations · 0 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
20 violations · 1 OOS · 1.05 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPXX4EX3JD460733 MD 362ED28 PETERBILT 389 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80137541 Nov 13, 2023 DC L3 WASHINGTON DC 0
80057668 Nov 1, 2023 MD L2 2
79990137 Oct 24, 2023 MD L2 CAROLINE COUNTY 1
79892283 Oct 12, 2023 MD L2 1 OOS
79880174 Oct 9, 2023 DE L3 DOVER DE 1
79814547 Oct 2, 2023 DC L3 WASHINGTON DC 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88359028 Jul 7, 2026 MD L2 1NPXX4EX3JD460733

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