Roadside Inspection 82188146

Roadside inspection on Jul 23, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: AUSTON CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 565189) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82188146
Date:
Jul 23, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DORCHESTER COUNTY
Vehicle:
MACK Pinnacle TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
822F63 (MD)

What this inspection means

7 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 18.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.62 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
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 DORCHESTER COUNTY
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 251 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
18 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
6
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
11 violations · 2 OOS · 0.61 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.62 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1PN4GY6MM008993 MD 822F63 MACK Pinnacle 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1U2Y287FR052178 ME C133536 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Ticket: Eadu
East Manufacturing Corp 2015

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(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
82456267 Aug 22, 2024 MD L1 PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY 5 OOS
82333751 Aug 7, 2024 VA L3 WOODFORD VA 1
81813680 Jun 7, 2024 MD L2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 0
81813526 Jun 7, 2024 MD L2 I-83 0
81803370 Jun 6, 2024 MD L2 0
81781290 Jun 3, 2024 MD L2 I-83 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85720341 Sep 4, 2025 MD L3 1E1U2Y287FR052178 OOS
82456267 Aug 22, 2024 MD L1 1E1U2Y287FR052178 OOS
82456267 Aug 22, 2024 MD L1 1M1PN4GY6MM008993 OOS
82333751 Aug 7, 2024 VA L3 1M1PN4GY6MM008993
82333751 Aug 7, 2024 VA L3 1E1U2Y287FR052178
81453432 Apr 25, 2024 VA L3 1E1U2Y287FR052178
81453432 Apr 25, 2024 VA L3 1M1PN4GY6MM008993
80684158 Jan 25, 2024 MD L2 1M1PN4GY6MM008993

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