Roadside Inspection 81025302

Roadside inspection on Feb 29, 2024 in New York • Carrier: PEDRO M TRANSPORTATION CORP (USDOT 4013289) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81025302
Date:
Feb 29, 2024
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DEER PARK
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XNZU14 (NJ)

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 15.

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 this carrier's typical
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.08 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New York
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 57,631 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2024
vs typical at DEER PARK
7
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 123 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
7
6 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
8%
37 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
10 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
37
151 violations · 7 OOS · 4.08 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (10 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 4.08 per inspection).

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 393.51 (No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge, severity weight 4). (393.51)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWDTXEDFU4420 NJ XNZU14 FREIGHTLINER M2 2014

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.51 No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
81045012 Mar 6, 2024 NJ L1 KNOWLTON SCALE 5
80987357 Feb 28, 2024 NJ L1 KNOWLTON SCALE 3
80609066 Jan 15, 2024 DE L1 TOWNSEND DE 3
80612876 Jan 13, 2024 NJ L1 PISCATAWAY SCALE 3
80612493 Jan 13, 2024 NJ L1 PISCATAWAY SCALE 0
80556091 Jan 5, 2024 NJ L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82834854 Oct 4, 2024 NC L2 3ALACWDTXEDFU4420 OOS
81339283 Apr 10, 2024 PA L2 3ALACWDTXEDFU4420
80612876 Jan 13, 2024 NJ L1 3ALACWDTXEDFU4420

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