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Roadside Inspection 81481678

Roadside inspection on Apr 29, 2024 in Massachusetts • Carrier: DM TOWING LLC (USDOT 856853) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
81481678
Date:
Apr 29, 2024
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
H-BRIMFIELD
Carrier (USDOT):
DM TOWING LLC (856853)
Operating authority:
MC637838
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
W46132 (MA)

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 8.

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 Level 2 median in Massachusetts
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,714 Level 2 inspections in Massachusetts during 2024
vs typical at H-BRIMFIELD
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 50 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
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 393.43 (No/improper breakaway or emergency braking, severity weight 4). (393.43)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMMMML0JH534655 MA W46132 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5L62021E1213376 ME 5165361 PJ PJ 2014 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87028414 Feb 12, 2026 MA L3 1HTMMMML0JH534655 —
79079237 Jul 7, 2023 MA L2 1HTMMMML0JH534655 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 856853 — tools open pre-filled.

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