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Roadside Inspection 81541928

Roadside inspection on May 6, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: TURF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY CO INC (USDOT 399909) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81541928
Date:
May 6, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CAROLINE COUNTY
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3FC9000 (MD)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.52 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at CAROLINE COUNTY
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 538 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
5
4 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)
65%
20 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
11 violations · 3 OOS · 0.55 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.52 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT7W2B67NEE90196 MD 3FC9000 FORD F-250 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4A2MB2020E1016209 MD 373154X M.H. EBY, INC M.H. EBY, INC 2014 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) — Driver Fitness OOS

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
81874227 Jun 14, 2024 MD L2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 0 —
81702793 May 24, 2024 MD L2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 0 —
81619262 May 14, 2024 PA L1 — 0 —
81498920 Apr 30, 2024 PA L3 ON SUMNEYTOWN PIKE 346 FEET EA 0 —
81321447 Apr 9, 2024 PA L3 ON WILMINGTON WESTCHESTER PIKE 0 —
81194657 Mar 25, 2024 MD L2 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE 0 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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