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Roadside Inspection 81361026

Roadside inspection on Apr 16, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: SAL & SONS INC (USDOT 3926503) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81361026
Date:
Apr 16, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
SAL & SONS INC (3926503)
Vehicle:
HINO XJC740 / XFC740 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8FJ6937 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 3.

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 Maryland
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,081 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,315 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
3
2 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 385.337(b) (Operating in violation of FMCSA Operational Out of Service order for Failure to permit a Safety Audit, severity weight 0). (385.337(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK JHHSDM2H7HK004597 MD 8FJ6937 HINO XJC740 / XFC740 2017 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness —
385.337(b) Operating in violation of FMCSA Operational Out of Service order for Failure to permit a Safety Audit — General/Admin OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88516303 Jul 23, 2026 MD L2 JHHSDM2H7HK004597 OOS
84271179 Mar 31, 2025 MD L2 JHHSDM2H7HK004597 —
79143112 Jul 14, 2023 MD L1 JHHSDM2H7HK004597 —

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