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Roadside Inspection 83290471

Roadside inspection on Nov 26, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: SMITHS GLOBAL LOADS LLC (USDOT 4147375) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83290471
Date:
Nov 26, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
ON TREXLERTOWN BYP 550 FEET WE
Operating authority:
MC1591406
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AH57938 (PA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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 Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 35,872 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
5
5 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
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 395.8A-NON-ELD (No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required), severity weight 5). (395.8A-NON-ELD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNFL9RG191282 PA AH57938 RAM 5500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7UZFW5337RL002183 PA PT997T3 KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC
Ticket: Kaus
Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC 2024 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A-NON-ELD No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.9D2 Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.21TB Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required — 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
83673925 Jan 21, 2025 PA L3 — 5 OOS
83472538 Dec 23, 2024 NJ L3 GREENWICH SCALE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89133222 Sep 29, 2026 PA L1 7UZFW5337RL002183 —
89133222 Sep 29, 2026 PA L1 3C7WRNFL9RG191282 —
88227694 Jun 24, 2026 PA L3 3C7WRNFL9RG191282 —
88227694 Jun 24, 2026 PA L3 7UZFW5337RL002183 —
86295950 Nov 10, 2025 NJ L1 3C7WRNFL9RG191282 —
86295950 Nov 10, 2025 NJ L1 7UZFW5337RL002183 —
84911747 Jun 6, 2025 NJ L2 7UZFW5337RL002183 —
84911747 Jun 6, 2025 NJ L2 3C7WRNFL9RG191282 —

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