Roadside Inspection 79968840

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: RAMS RECYCLING INC (USDOT 849580) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79968840
Date:
Oct 19, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
650 CONSHOHOCKEN ROAD
Carrier (USDOT):
RAMS RECYCLING INC (849580)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T3 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZVD0570 (PA)

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 21.

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 Pennsylvania
5
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
5
4 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 393.134(b)(3) (Rear of container not properly secured, severity weight 7). (393.134(b)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHLJ0X3MM455168 PA ZVD0570 KENWORTH T3 Series 2021

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.134(b)(3) Rear of container not properly secured 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
79612087 Sep 6, 2023 PA L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88840984 Aug 28, 2026 PA L2 2NKHLJ0X3MM455168
82789325 Sep 19, 2024 PA L1 2NKHLJ0X3MM455168 OOS
81643788 May 16, 2024 PA L2 2NKHLJ0X3MM455168 OOS
78916886 Jun 15, 2023 PA L2 2NKHLJ0X3MM455168
78867984 Jun 5, 2023 PA L2 2NKHLJ0X3MM455168

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