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Roadside Inspection 81746004

Roadside inspection on May 30, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: BRITTAIN TREE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3389989) • Vehicle: Peterbilt STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
1
10% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81746004
Date:
May 30, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE
Vehicle:
Peterbilt STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
41140FT (MD)

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 41.

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
10
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,081 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE
10
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,205 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
10
9 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 393.45B2 (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45B2)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NAPALB0X41N55472 MD 41140FT Peterbilt — — —

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device 5 Unsafe Driving —
393.45B2 Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2 Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2 Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47D All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47D All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Motor Carrier failed to file biennial FMCSA registration update as required. — General/Admin —

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
82200406 Jul 24, 2024 MD L1 HARFORD COUNTY 9 OOS
82116376 Jul 15, 2024 MD L2 HARFORD COUNTY 7 OOS
81945005 Jun 24, 2024 MD L1 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE 8 OOS
81944862 Jun 24, 2024 MD L2 HARFORD COUNTY 9 OOS
81944854 Jun 24, 2024 MD L2 HARFORD COUNTY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82200406 Jul 24, 2024 MD L1 1NAPALB0X41N55472 OOS
79277072 Jul 31, 2023 MD L2 1NAPALB0X41N55472 —

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