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Roadside Inspection 79802623

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2023 in Maryland • Carrier: THE BEST TREE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3914117) • Vehicle: GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79802623
Date:
Oct 2, 2023
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE
Vehicle:
GMC C7 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2EW8431 (MD)

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 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,831 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2023
vs typical at CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 145 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 393.42(a) (No Brakes On All Wheels As Required, severity weight 6). (393.42(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GDJ7H1C4XJ509774 MD 2EW8431 GMC C7 1999 —
2 OTHER 1W1622 OT NONE Bandi — — —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.42(a) No Brakes On All Wheels As Required 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 1 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
79725367 Sep 22, 2023 MD L2 CARROLL COUNTY 9 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81093299 Mar 12, 2024 MD L2 1GDJ7H1C4XJ509774 OOS
79300378 Aug 2, 2023 MD L1 1GDJ7H1C4XJ509774 OOS

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