Roadside Inspection 82176821

Roadside inspection on Jul 22, 2024 in North Carolina • Carrier: PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3495990) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82176821
Date:
Jul 22, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NC 16
Operating authority:
MC1152193
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
2FG9106 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,090 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2024
vs typical at NC 16
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 306 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
7
6 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)
40%
10 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
7 violations · 2 OOS · 2.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
11 violations · 4 OOS · 1.10 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 391.11(b)(5) (Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated, severity weight 8). (391.11(b)(5))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRHL5MG689225 MD 2FG9106 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9AS5022BB540013 PA XMM6147 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC Take 3 Trailers Inc 2011

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11(b)(5) Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 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 OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
81783522 Jun 3, 2024 NC L1 3 OOS
81702704 May 24, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88406913 Jul 14, 2026 NC L1 3C63RRHL5MG689225 OOS
86383983 Nov 19, 2025 NC L1 1T9AS5022BB540013 OOS
83505734 Dec 27, 2024 NC L1 1T9AS5022BB540013
83130356 Nov 8, 2024 VA L1 3C63RRHL5MG689225 OOS
83130356 Nov 8, 2024 VA L1 1T9AS5022BB540013 OOS
82731125 Sep 22, 2024 MD L1 3C63RRHL5MG689225 OOS
79906566 Oct 13, 2023 NC L1 3C63RRHL5MG689225 OOS
78889723 Jun 14, 2023 NC L1 3C63RRHL5MG689225 OOS

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