Roadside Inspection 82655842

Roadside inspection on Sep 12, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MARA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4270672) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82655842
Date:
Sep 12, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
MARA EXPRESS LLC (4270672)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XNXZ83 (NJ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,697 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

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 392.9a(a)(2) (Operating Beyond The Scope Of The Required Authority (Passengers)., severity weight 8). (392.9a(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL0MG541321 NJ XNXZ83 RAM 3500 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4B9CB7L24R1149067 OH TTR9121 BUCKEYE Buckeye 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9a(a)(2) Operating Beyond The Scope Of The Required Authority (Passengers). 8 General/Admin OOS
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 Hours of Service

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
83083244 Nov 4, 2024 NC L1 0
82519803 Aug 27, 2024 NY L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87101881 Feb 19, 2026 PA L1 4B9CB7L24R1149067 OOS
86114353 Oct 20, 2025 OH L3 3C7WRTCL0MG541321
86114353 Oct 20, 2025 OH L3 4B9CB7L24R1149067
86000846 Oct 7, 2025 OH L2 3C7WRTCL0MG541321 OOS
86000846 Oct 7, 2025 OH L2 4B9CB7L24R1149067 OOS
84437383 Apr 16, 2025 OH L2 3C7WRTCL0MG541321
84437383 Apr 16, 2025 OH L2 4B9CB7L24R1149067
84437383 Apr 16, 2025 OH L2 4B9CB7L24R1149067

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