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Roadside Inspection 81114295

Roadside inspection on Mar 9, 2024 in Florida • Carrier: BILAL TOWING INC (USDOT 3535435) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81114295
Date:
Mar 9, 2024
State:
Florida
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TAMPA FL
Carrier (USDOT):
BILAL TOWING INC (3535435)
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
D4855C (FL)

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 34.

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 Florida
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,782 Level 1 inspections in Florida during 2024
vs typical at TAMPA FL
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 135 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
8
7 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 393.17B2-LTSDM (Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing., severity weight 6). (393.17B2-LTSDM)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRKAL1NG238241 FL D4855C RAM
Ticket: Dodge
4500 2022 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.17A1-LSLDMWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - missing when required. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B2-LTSDM Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.17B2-LTSDM Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.8-D Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.17B1-LDSML Lighting - Driveaway, side marker lamp(s) missing on rearmost towed vehicle. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
81124133 Mar 11, 2024 FL L2 TAMPA FL 8 OOS

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