Roadside Inspection 82583575

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2024 in Maine • Carrier: BROWNS METAL RECYCLING (USDOT 2643059) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82583575
Date:
Aug 26, 2024
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OLD TOWN - SCALES SB
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L7501 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
8C9538 (ME)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 Maine
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 4,171 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2FZHRJBA0XAA48672 ME 8C9538 STERLING TRUCK L7501 1999

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness 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
82370248 Aug 12, 2024 ME L2 1

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