Roadside Inspection 81221149

Roadside inspection on Mar 27, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY INC (USDOT 452487) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81221149
Date:
Mar 27, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2845263 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.65 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 35,872 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
31 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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
20 violations · 2 OOS · 0.65 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHC5DV9LDLS6540 IN 2845263 FREIGHTLINER M2 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
81683710 May 22, 2024 MD L2 1
81554009 May 8, 2024 MD L2 0
81664011 May 2, 2024 PA L3 MORRISVILLE PA 0
81498246 Apr 30, 2024 PA L1 I81 SOUTHBOUND WEIGH STATION M 9 OOS
81443915 Apr 24, 2024 NY L2 0
81443685 Apr 24, 2024 NJ L3 GREENWICH EB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84903812 Jun 6, 2025 PA L3 3ALHC5DV9LDLS6540
83759094 Jan 31, 2025 PA L2 3ALHC5DV9LDLS6540
80427911 Dec 15, 2023 PA L3 3ALHC5DV9LDLS6540
78473346 Apr 26, 2023 PA L1 3ALHC5DV9LDLS6540

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