Roadside Inspection 80847000

Roadside inspection on Feb 10, 2024 in New Jersey • Carrier: MERLE SNYDER (USDOT 3155253) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80847000
Date:
Feb 10, 2024
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GREENWICH SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MERLE SNYDER (3155253)
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AH40755 (PA)

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 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in New Jersey
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,276 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2024
vs typical at GREENWICH SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 187 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRLFL0DG534395 PA AH40755 RAM 4500 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5T92822H3024451 PA PT683E3 PJ PJ 2017

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84988273 Jun 17, 2025 PA L3 3C7WRLFL0DG534395
84369725 Apr 4, 2025 VA L3 3C7WRLFL0DG534395
83342136 Dec 7, 2024 NJ L1 3C7WRLFL0DG534395
83020671 Oct 23, 2024 NY L2 3C7WRLFL0DG534395

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