Roadside Inspection 80986884

Roadside inspection on Feb 29, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: TJ AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4179844) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80986884
Date:
Feb 29, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CECIL COUNTY
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8FA1023 (MD)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a 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
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at CECIL COUNTY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,009 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL8MG669063 MD 8FA1023 RAM 3500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5038HL005104 ME 5100219 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110 Failing to meet minimum tiedown requirements 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
81044750 Mar 7, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE COUNTY 1
80863153 Feb 14, 2024 OH L1 CAMBRIDGE SCALES 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84597430 May 5, 2025 OH L2 3C7WRTCL8MG669063
83876982 Feb 13, 2025 OH L3 3C7WRTCL8MG669063
83785143 Feb 4, 2025 DE L2 5VGFW5038HL005104 OOS
83738665 Jan 30, 2025 MD L2 3C7WRTCL8MG669063
82267156 Jul 31, 2024 OH L3 3C7WRTCL8MG669063 OOS
82164394 Jul 15, 2024 PA L1 5VGFW5038HL005104 OOS
82164394 Jul 15, 2024 PA L1 3C7WRTCL8MG669063 OOS
81506013 May 2, 2024 MD L2 3C7WRTCL8MG669063

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