Roadside Inspection 83020671

Roadside inspection on Oct 23, 2024 in New York • Carrier: MERLE SNYDER (USDOT 3155253) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83020671
Date:
Oct 23, 2024
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BATH NY
Carrier (USDOT):
MERLE SNYDER (3155253)
Vehicle:
RAM 4500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
AH40755 (PA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in New York
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 57,631 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2024
vs typical at BATH NY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 741 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRLFL0DG534395 PA AH40755 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
4500 2013

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 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
83342136 Dec 7, 2024 NJ L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84988273 Jun 17, 2025 PA L3 3C7WRLFL0DG534395
84369725 Apr 4, 2025 VA L3 3C7WRLFL0DG534395
83342136 Dec 7, 2024 NJ L1 3C7WRLFL0DG534395
80847000 Feb 10, 2024 NJ L1 3C7WRLFL0DG534395 OOS

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