Roadside Inspection 82595260

Roadside inspection on Sep 5, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: NJA TOWING LLC (USDOT 3766784) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82595260
Date:
Sep 5, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALTIMORE CITY
Carrier (USDOT):
NJA TOWING LLC (3766784)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
International
Plate:
26831TT (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 6.

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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.62 violations per inspection across 13 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 BALTIMORE CITY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,059 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
2 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
4
6 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 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 393.17(b) (No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit, severity weight 6). (393.17(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWCS46HV77446 MD 26831TT FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: International
M2 2006

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.17(b) No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit 6 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
82419975 Aug 19, 2024 MD L2 BALTIMORE COUNTY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88953586 Sep 8, 2026 MD L2 1FVACWCS46HV77446 OOS
88139215 Jun 12, 2026 MD L2 1FVACWCS46HV77446
86873559 Jan 21, 2026 MD L2 1FVACWCS46HV77446 OOS
86798580 Jan 13, 2026 MD L2 1FVACWCS46HV77446
86756599 Jan 6, 2026 MD L2 1FVACWCS46HV77446 OOS
86274445 Nov 7, 2025 MD L2 1FVACWCS46HV77446 OOS
85390857 Aug 1, 2025 MD L2 1FVACWCS46HV77446
85282140 Jul 16, 2025 MD L1 1FVACWCS46HV77446 OOS

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