Roadside Inspection 81360993

Roadside inspection on Apr 16, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: PETRO EXPRESS COMPANY (USDOT 351509) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81360993
Date:
Apr 16, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3490395 (MD)

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.07 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,269 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
3
2 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)
59%
27 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
27
30 violations · 5 OOS · 1.11 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107 MD 3490395 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 558MTBR26GK001903 MD 135196X MAC MAC 2016

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 Vehicle Maintenance
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
81862959 Jun 13, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 0
81862950 Jun 13, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 2
81588174 May 11, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 0
81553735 May 8, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88108104 Jun 9, 2026 MD L2 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107 OOS
88108104 Jun 9, 2026 MD L2 558MTBR26GK001903 OOS
82583430 Sep 5, 2024 MD L1 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107
82583430 Sep 5, 2024 MD L1 558MTBR26GK001903
79576872 Sep 5, 2023 MD L2 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107

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