Roadside Inspection 83043605

Roadside inspection on Oct 29, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: PA DIRECT LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 4174300) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83043605
Date:
Oct 29, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EXTON PA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZTZ8681 (PA)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 20.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.10 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,697 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024
vs typical at EXTON PA
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 40 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
10 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
4
22 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
23 violations · 2 OOS · 4.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
31 violations · 3 OOS · 3.10 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT1DHFE6397 PA ZTZ8681 FREIGHTLINER M2 2013

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 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
83521575 Dec 27, 2024 NY L2 LOCKPORT NY 4
83454906 Dec 19, 2024 PA L3 BRISTOL PA 0
83404510 Dec 13, 2024 PA L1 AT I295 W WELCOME CENTER 6 OOS
83355482 Dec 9, 2024 PA L2 MILTON GROVE LANDFILL 6 OOS
83299596 Dec 2, 2024 PA L1 MILTON GROVE LANDFILL 21 OOS
83189949 Nov 12, 2024 NY L2 SYRACUSE NY 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86542644 Dec 10, 2025 PA L3 1FVACWDT1DHFE6397
79888143 Oct 10, 2023 PA L1 1FVACWDT1DHFE6397

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