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Roadside Inspection 81316490

Roadside inspection on Apr 10, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: V & S TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2309615) • Vehicle: HINO TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81316490
Date:
Apr 10, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CECILTON SCALE HOUSE
Carrier (USDOT):
V & S TRUCKING INC (2309615)
Operating authority:
MC788496
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH38100 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.17 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,081 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at CECILTON SCALE HOUSE
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,967 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
4
3 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
22 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
24 violations · 4 OOS · 1.09 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 PA AH38100 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1W9H85320MH157141 ON V8934D WALLY-MO
Ticket: Unknown
Wally-Mo 2021 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 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
81746158 May 30, 2024 MD L2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 4 OOS
81700975 May 20, 2024 PA L3 PHILADELPHIA PA 0 —
81626890 May 16, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 0 —
81588037 May 13, 2024 MD L1 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE 3 —
81447914 Apr 24, 2024 PA L3 — 1 —
81156040 Mar 18, 2024 PA L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84587103 May 5, 2025 MD L1 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 —
84226405 Mar 26, 2025 MD L1 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 OOS
84159589 Mar 19, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 —
84136909 Mar 13, 2025 OH L2 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 —
84136909 Mar 13, 2025 OH L2 1W9H85320MH157141 —
83902761 Feb 19, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 —
83726217 Jan 29, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 —
83715715 Jan 28, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8JV8C4S53656 —

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