Roadside Inspection 79909254

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY INC (USDOT 452487) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79909254
Date:
Oct 12, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
RUTTERS
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2958846 (IN)

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 3.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.65 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,724 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023

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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
17 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
4
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
9 violations · 1 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
11 violations · 1 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
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 393.110 (Failing to meet minimum tiedown requirements, severity weight 1). (393.110)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHC5DV5MDMG4878 IN 2958846 FREIGHTLINER M2 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.110 Failing to meet minimum tiedown requirements 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
80284887 Nov 28, 2023 NY L2 0
80163792 Nov 13, 2023 PA L3 2
80057680 Nov 1, 2023 MD L3 0
79928582 Oct 13, 2023 NJ L2 SH 173 MP 1 0
79844173 Oct 4, 2023 PA L1 ROUTE 100 SB AT WHITELAND WOOD 0
79834197 Oct 3, 2023 PA L3 0

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