Roadside Inspection 82583430

Roadside inspection on Sep 5, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: PETRO EXPRESS COMPANY (USDOT 351509) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82583430
Date:
Sep 5, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3490395 (IN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a 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 1.09 violations per inspection across 44 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,081 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,068 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
56%
27 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
4
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
12 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
27
21 violations · 4 OOS · 0.78 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107 IN 3490395 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 558MTBR26GK001903 MD 135196X MAC
Ticket: Mckt
MAC 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 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
83047980 Oct 31, 2024 MD L2 0
82988205 Oct 24, 2024 MD L1 I-70 NEW MARKET SCALE HOUSE 0
82877569 Oct 10, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE CITY 0
82676228 Sep 16, 2024 DC L2 WASHINGTON DC 0
82616066 Sep 10, 2024 DC L2 WASHINGTON DC 0
82494850 Aug 27, 2024 MD L2 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88108104 Jun 9, 2026 MD L2 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107 OOS
88108104 Jun 9, 2026 MD L2 558MTBR26GK001903 OOS
81360993 Apr 16, 2024 MD L2 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107 OOS
81360993 Apr 16, 2024 MD L2 558MTBR26GK001903 OOS
79576872 Sep 5, 2023 MD L2 3AKJGEDV1LDLU1107

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