Roadside Inspection 82546374

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2024 in Florida • Carrier: PLYWOOD EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2938904) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82546374
Date:
Aug 28, 2024
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HOBE SOUND FL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
81ABDU (FL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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 Level 1 median in Florida
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,782 Level 1 inspections in Florida during 2024
vs typical at HOBE SOUND FL
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,018 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
3
2 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
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 383.95(a) (Violating airbrake restriction, severity weight 8). (383.95(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHCYCY3EDFZ4700 FL 81ABDU FREIGHTLINER M2 2014

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.95(a) Violating airbrake restriction 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88849858 Aug 28, 2026 FL L2 3ALHCYCY3EDFZ4700
85986697 Oct 6, 2025 FL L2 3ALHCYCY3EDFZ4700
83455923 Dec 17, 2024 FL L3 3ALHCYCY3EDFZ4700

Related records

Recent activity at HOBE SOUND FL

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88850536 Aug 28, 2026 JAS MATERIALS INC 1
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88849813 Aug 28, 2026 SLV ENTERPRISES LLC 0
88849812 Aug 28, 2026 CAROLINA FREIGHTWAYS INC 1
88849127 Aug 28, 2026 FLORIDA QUALITY TRUSS INC 3
88848692 Aug 28, 2026 D THOMAS LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT LLC 0