Roadside Inspection 82116376

Roadside inspection on Jul 15, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: BRITTAIN TREE SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3389989) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82116376
Date:
Jul 15, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HARFORD COUNTY
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
5FP3419 (MD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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 Maryland
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at HARFORD COUNTY
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 594 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
7
6 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDAF57R78EE56947 MD 5FP3419 FORD F-550 2008

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness
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
82629346 Sep 11, 2024 MD L1 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE 3 OOS
82200406 Jul 24, 2024 MD L1 HARFORD COUNTY 9 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
81746004 May 30, 2024 MD L1 CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE 10 OOS

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