Roadside Inspection 82148909

Roadside inspection on Jul 18, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: PETRO EXPRESS COMPANY (USDOT 351509) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82148909
Date:
Jul 18, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK A9500 series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
568F57 (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 12.

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 1.11 violations per inspection across 36 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 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,299 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)
63%
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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
16 violations · 4 OOS · 0.67 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 2FWJA3CV16AU95493 MD 568F57 STERLING TRUCK A9500 series 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H4T0412XCK008909 MD 614125G Freightliner

Violations Cited

2 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
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
82676228 Sep 16, 2024 DC L2 WASHINGTON DC 0
82616066 Sep 10, 2024 DC L2 WASHINGTON DC 0
82583430 Sep 5, 2024 MD L1 I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE 1
82494850 Aug 27, 2024 MD L2 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE 0
82494830 Aug 27, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 0
82369884 Aug 13, 2024 MD L2 I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88343768 Jul 7, 2026 MD L2 1H4T0412XCK008909
85438680 Aug 7, 2025 MD L2 1H4T0412XCK008909 OOS
85438680 Aug 7, 2025 MD L2 2FWJA3CV16AU95493 OOS
83145544 Nov 13, 2024 MD L2 2FWJA3CV16AU95493
83145544 Nov 13, 2024 MD L2 1H4T0412XCK008909
82299158 Aug 5, 2024 MD L2 2FWJA3CV16AU95493
82299158 Aug 5, 2024 MD L2 1H4T0412XCK008909
79068295 Jul 6, 2023 MD L2 2FWJA3CV16AU95493

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