Roadside Inspection 80858951

Roadside inspection on Feb 15, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: R & M TRUCK SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4067406) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80858951
Date:
Feb 15, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CECIL COUNTY
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
XNRU85 (NJ)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at CECIL COUNTY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 945 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
3
2 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 393.75(c) (Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove, severity weight 8). (393.75(c))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRHL2MG640922 NJ XNRU85 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1J9GU4021LT312009 NJ J59TAG Other

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104(f)(3) Loose or unfastened tiedown. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 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
81000820 Feb 29, 2024 PA L1 7

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85227357 Jul 11, 2025 MD L2 3C63RRHL2MG640922
84227122 Mar 25, 2025 NJ L1 3C63RRHL2MG640922 OOS
81000820 Feb 29, 2024 PA L1 1J9GU4021LT312009
81000820 Feb 29, 2024 PA L1 3C63RRHL2MG640922
79277428 Jul 31, 2023 ME L3 1J9GU4021LT312009
79277428 Jul 31, 2023 ME L3 3C63RRHL2MG640922

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