Roadside Inspection 80740451

Roadside inspection on Feb 1, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: NOVA LINES INC (USDOT 2559423) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80740451
Date:
Feb 1, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
NOVA LINES INC (2559423)
Operating authority:
MC892806
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 587 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1071048 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 1.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.81 violations per inspection across 468 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,479 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
2
1 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)
52%
467 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
48
27 violations · 8 OOS
Prior 90 days
144
100 violations · 21 OOS · 0.69 per inspection
Prior 365 days
467
381 violations · 71 OOS · 0.82 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 392.9(a) (Failing to secure load, severity weight 1). (392.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP4D49X3FD293891 IL P1071048 PETERBILT 587 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF482A9L3207657 ME 5292205 BENSON/WABASH
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Aluminium Flatbed 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9(a) Failing to secure load 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
81256464 Apr 1, 2024 OK L1 6 OOS
81245802 Apr 1, 2024 DE L3 MIDDLETOWN DE 0
81245683 Mar 29, 2024 UT L3 HELPER UT 0
81229270 Mar 29, 2024 OH L3 1
81247451 Mar 27, 2024 ME L2 0
81245807 Mar 27, 2024 GA L3 FORSYTH GA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88777131 Aug 24, 2026 NC L2 1XP4D49X3FD293891
86030664 Oct 13, 2025 KY L2 1XP4D49X3FD293891
86030664 Oct 13, 2025 KY L2 1TTF482A9L3207657
85518442 Aug 14, 2025 MD L2 1TTF482A9L3207657
85518442 Aug 14, 2025 MD L2 1XP4D49X3FD293891
85233961 Jul 14, 2025 PA L1 1TTF482A9L3207657
85233961 Jul 14, 2025 PA L1 1XP4D49X3FD293891
83220266 Nov 22, 2024 CT L1 1TTF482A9L3207657

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