Roadside Inspection 79714118

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2023 in New York • Carrier: SAM TELL AND SONS INC (USDOT 588348) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79714118
Date:
Sep 20, 2023
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PLAINVIEW - SOUTH SERVICE RD
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
74250NC (NY)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.80 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New York
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 39,299 Level 2 inspections in New York 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
20%
10 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
2
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
15 violations · 1 OOS · 2.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
18 violations · 1 OOS · 1.80 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNE8JT9B4S53862 NY 74250NC HINO Conventional Type Truck 2011

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.21(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required 3 General/Admin
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
80195428 Nov 15, 2023 PA L1 4 OOS
80179004 Nov 9, 2023 NY L2 6 OOS
79928921 Oct 4, 2023 NY L1 4
79725650 Sep 21, 2023 NY L2 3
79638889 Sep 11, 2023 MD L1 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 3 OOS
79515123 Aug 24, 2023 NJ L1 PISCATAWAY SCALE 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86217105 Oct 31, 2025 WI L2 5PVNE8JT9B4S53862 OOS
85255457 Jul 17, 2025 MA L3 5PVNE8JT9B4S53862 OOS

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