Roadside Inspection 79996838

Roadside inspection on Oct 23, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: FERNANDO'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2421384) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79996838
Date:
Oct 23, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I78 W AT EXIT 30
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XLCV33 (NJ)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Pennsylvania
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 17,239 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023
vs typical at I78 W AT EXIT 30
5
Heavier than station median (4)
Median of 79 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXDT9EDFV2689 NJ XLCV33 FREIGHTLINER M2 2014

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.83(f) Exhaust - Temporarily repaired by wrap or patches. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21T(b) Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required 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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84357292 Apr 10, 2025 CT L1 3ALACXDT9EDFV2689 OOS

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