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Roadside Inspection 80781076

Roadside inspection on Feb 2, 2024 in Ohio • Carrier: BIG MIKE'S TOWING & RECOVERY LLC (USDOT 4093165) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80781076
Date:
Feb 2, 2024
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Operating authority:
MC1559735
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Truk
Plate:
PLZ9408 (OH)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 Ohio
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 24,124 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 19,998 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
8
7 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 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 3C7WRMDL0NG104439 OH PLZ9408 RAM
Ticket: Truk
5500 2022 —

Violations Cited

8 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
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) — Driver Fitness —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
393.75(g) 393.75(g) — 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
80918913 Feb 21, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 2 —

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