Roadside Inspection 80714973

Roadside inspection on Jan 30, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: HARBINGER FREIGHT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2368455) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80714973
Date:
Jan 30, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-81
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
NHS3136 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at I-81
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 521 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
11 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
23 violations · 4 OOS · 2.09 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0W5HT3KEG41493 TX NHS3136 FORD F-550 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81143240 Mar 14, 2024 TX L2 4
81050997 Feb 27, 2024 TX L1 IH 10 WESTBOUND WINNIE 0
80742187 Jan 31, 2024 LA L2 SCALES 3 OOS

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