Roadside Inspection 82908787

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2024 in Maryland • Carrier: M D MILLER CO INC (USDOT 751050) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82908787
Date:
Oct 14, 2024
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALTIMORE CITY
Carrier (USDOT):
M D MILLER CO INC (751050)
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
7DD4223 (MD)

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 13.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.46 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 50,517 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2024
vs typical at BALTIMORE CITY
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,124 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
5
4 more than 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
17 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
18 violations · 2 OOS · 1.06 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5HJ8JG272673 MD 7DD4223 RAM 2500 2018
2 OTHER 1H9US3335JS196500 MD NONE HYDRA PLATFORMS MFG. INC
Ticket: Unknown
HYDRA PLATFORMS MFG. INC 2018

Violations Cited

5 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
393.95(a)(1) Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness
390.21T(b)(2) 390.21T(b)(2) General/Admin

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
83284357 Dec 2, 2024 MD L1 SYKESVILLE MD 2
83261175 Nov 27, 2024 MD L2 1
83192847 Nov 19, 2024 MD L2 0
83091871 Nov 5, 2024 MD L2 0
83091284 Nov 5, 2024 MD L2 1
83091809 Nov 4, 2024 MD L2 0

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