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Roadside Inspection 80765251

Roadside inspection on Feb 5, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: K-Z-J TOWING LLC (USDOT 3426293) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
80765251
Date:
Feb 5, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALTIMORE CITY
Carrier (USDOT):
K-Z-J TOWING LLC (3426293)
Operating authority:
MC1108906
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
26931TT (MD)

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 10.

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 Level 2 median in Maryland
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at BALTIMORE CITY
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,896 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
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 393.17 (No/defective lamp/reflector-towaway operation, severity weight 6). (393.17)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDAF56P86EC95554 MD 26931TT FORD F-550 2006 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.17 No/defective lamp/reflector-towaway operation 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
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
81506065 May 2, 2024 MD L2 1FDAF56P86EC95554 —
79143110 Jul 14, 2023 MD L1 1FDAF56P86EC95554 —

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