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Roadside Inspection 81597343

Roadside inspection on May 14, 2024 in Delaware • Carrier: DM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3335738) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81597343
Date:
May 14, 2024
State:
Delaware
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDDLETOWN DE
Operating authority:
MC1063785
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
744160 (PA)

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 11.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.33 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Delaware
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,726 Level 1 inspections in Delaware during 2024
vs typical at MIDDLETOWN DE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,462 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
42 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
4
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
58 violations · 7 OOS · 1.38 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.33 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 1FUJHHDR0KLKM5587 PA 744160 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP062XKT126253 IL 650376ST GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1989 —

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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82046894 Jul 4, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 2 —
82043354 Jun 17, 2024 PA L3 NESCOPECK PA 0 —
81868073 Jun 12, 2024 PA L3 ON I78 W AT ITS INTERSECTION W 1 —
81844374 Jun 11, 2024 OH L3 OH 2 —
81783454 May 31, 2024 NC L2 — 0 —
81758120 May 30, 2024 MI L3 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89068706 Sep 21, 2026 MD L1 1GRAP062XKT126253 —
85452076 Aug 11, 2025 CT L3 1FUJHHDR0KLKM5587 —
85452076 Aug 11, 2025 CT L3 1GRAP062XKT126253 —

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