Roadside Inspection 81553735

Roadside inspection on May 8, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: PETRO EXPRESS COMPANY (USDOT 351509) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81553735
Date:
May 8, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALTIMORE CITY
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
46899F (MD)

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 11.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.13 violations per inspection across 30 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at BALTIMORE CITY
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 3,660 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
2
1 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)
58%
24 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
25 violations · 6 OOS · 1.04 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) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ0FN908449 MD 46899F VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMA24329Y5002374 MD 618869G POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2000

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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
81900008 Jun 18, 2024 MD L2 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY 1
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
81360993 Apr 16, 2024 MD L2 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87593158 Apr 10, 2026 MD L2 1PMA24329Y5002374
86611369 Dec 17, 2025 MD L2 1PMA24329Y5002374
85438803 Aug 7, 2025 MD L2 1PMA24329Y5002374
83306469 Dec 4, 2024 MD L2 1PMA24329Y5002374 OOS
83306469 Dec 4, 2024 MD L2 4V4NC9EJ0FN908449 OOS
80123088 Nov 9, 2023 MD L2 4V4NC9EJ0FN908449
79068295 Jul 6, 2023 MD L2 1PMA24329Y5002374

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