Roadside Inspection 82369816

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: TANKNOLOGY INC (USDOT 478701) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82369816
Date:
Aug 13, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE
Carrier (USDOT):
TANKNOLOGY INC (478701)
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Express STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K066738 (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 27.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.59 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
9
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,081 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 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)
63%
41 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
3
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
30 violations · 5 OOS · 0.73 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 9 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.59 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GB3G2BG5E1205138 MD K066738 CHEVROLET Express 2014
2 OTHER UNKNOWN UK NONE Unknown

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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 OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82854786 Oct 7, 2024 VA L3 BURKEVILLE VA 1
82863487 Oct 2, 2024 MN L1 CLOQUET MN 0
82763005 Sep 23, 2024 WI L2 SOUTH RANGE WI 0
82700687 Sep 19, 2024 SD L1 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 2
82687514 Sep 11, 2024 NY L3 QUEENSBURY NY 1
82570125 Aug 28, 2024 ME L1 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78448949 Apr 26, 2023 MD L1 1GB3G2BG5E1205138

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