Roadside Inspection 82444211

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: TRANS-UNITED INC (USDOT 70750) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82444211
Date:
Aug 21, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
TRANS-UNITED INC (70750)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3032737 (IN)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.95 violations per inspection across 73 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 6,713 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
1
Same as 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)
40%
43 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
51 violations · 10 OOS · 1.19 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 5KJJALDR2LPLL2600 IN 3032737 WESTERN STAR 4900 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4U3J05322FL014932 IN SP352QRT X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC 2015

Violations Cited

1 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

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
82714994 Sep 19, 2024 KY L2 FRANKLIN 2 OOS
82694346 Sep 17, 2024 MI L2 COCHRAN RD 3
82661677 Sep 11, 2024 WI L3 PLAINFIELD WI 0
82633453 Sep 10, 2024 OH L3 ROADSIDE 2
82600379 Sep 5, 2024 TN L2 COOKEVILLE TN 0
82538516 Aug 29, 2024 IL L3 I-94 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86601325 Dec 14, 2025 MT L2 4U3J05322FL014932 OOS
86373342 Nov 18, 2025 WY L2 4U3J05322FL014932 OOS
86251009 Nov 4, 2025 CO L3 4U3J05322FL014932
85830334 Sep 18, 2025 AZ L2 4U3J05322FL014932 OOS
79593223 Sep 6, 2023 AR L3 5KJJALDR2LPLL2600
79582243 Sep 4, 2023 IA L3 4U3J05322FL014932

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