Roadside Inspection 79732586

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: BOTANICA ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 1360790) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
4
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79732586
Date:
Sep 21, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
13100 MOLLY PITCHER HWY
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
6CB6588 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 26.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,285 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 396.9(c)(2) (Operating an out-of-service vehicle, severity weight 10). (396.9(c)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRNEL8EG202607 MD 6CB6588 RAM 5500 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER AC213426MD ME 2598497 Utility

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.9(c)(2) Operating an out-of-service vehicle 10 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated 8 Driver Fitness OOS
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 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
80163463 Nov 13, 2023 PA L2 3
80139079 Nov 13, 2023 MD L2 WASHINGTON COUNTY 3 OOS
79732585 Sep 21, 2023 PA L2 8 OOS
79360135 Aug 9, 2023 MD L2 WASHINGTON COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84037105 Mar 4, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRNEL8EG202607 OOS
82391680 Aug 14, 2024 MD L2 3C7WRNEL8EG202607 OOS
81702734 May 24, 2024 MD L2 3C7WRNEL8EG202607
79732585 Sep 21, 2023 PA L2 3C7WRNEL8EG202607 OOS

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