Roadside Inspection 83060010

Roadside inspection on Oct 31, 2024 in Maine • Carrier: Z A CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 2255283) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83060010
Date:
Oct 31, 2024
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A526902 (MS)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 14.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.56 violations per inspection across 77 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Maine
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 5,213 Level 3 inspections in Maine during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
51 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
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
43 violations · 9 OOS · 2.39 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
105 violations · 18 OOS · 2.06 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 395.8E-HOSPD (HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0W5HT7PEC36485 MS A526902 FORD F-550 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4T9T3B223NP309628 MS 151856A TWISTED PINE TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Other
Twisted Pine Trailer Manufacturing 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22G-ELDMFV HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. 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
83453913 Dec 20, 2024 CA L2 3 OOS
83443209 Dec 19, 2024 CA L2 2 OOS
83442871 Dec 19, 2024 CA L2 I-80 AT GREENBACK 1
83235553 Nov 22, 2024 TN L2 MOHAWK TN 2
83225471 Nov 21, 2024 ME L3 0
83180921 Nov 15, 2024 ME L1 BANGOR 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85683813 Sep 3, 2025 KS L1 1FD0W5HT7PEC36485
83083004 Nov 5, 2024 AL L1 1FD0W5HT7PEC36485

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