Roadside Inspection 82629624

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: C DENTE TOWING & TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2143425) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82629624
Date:
Sep 11, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
MACK GU (Granite) STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AY270C (NJ)

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 General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 28.

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 Maryland
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,081 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,659 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
5
4 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 390.35(b) (Making/causing false entries, severity weight 10). (390.35(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2AX04C99M003694 NJ AY270C MACK GU (Granite) 2009

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.35(b) Making/causing false entries 10 General/Admin OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.81 Horn inoperative 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
82607402 Sep 9, 2024 MD L2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86835138 Jan 19, 2026 MD L2 1M2AX04C99M003694 OOS
82607402 Sep 9, 2024 MD L2 1M2AX04C99M003694 OOS
78825755 Jun 7, 2023 US L1 1M2AX04C99M003694

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