Roadside Inspection 84106485

Roadside inspection on Mar 11, 2025 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 548880) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84106485
Date:
Mar 11, 2025
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I78 E MM 59.6
Carrier (USDOT):
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (548880)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2405128 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 0.79 violations per inspection across 1,966 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 21,488 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
1014 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
80
44 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
245
175 violations · 23 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1014
777 violations · 112 OOS · 0.77 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ2CN535099 IN 2405128 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2012
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS S36841 ME 5056970 Tlmi

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-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 Unsafe Driving
390.21TB3-OPERBY Operating a CMV without the words "Operated By" when 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
84640444 May 10, 2025 NJ L2 CARNEYS POINT 1 OOS
84691752 May 9, 2025 GA L3 DARIEN GA 1
84641734 May 9, 2025 NM L2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
84635384 May 9, 2025 MD L3 PERRYVILLE MD 0
84634805 May 9, 2025 MD L3 PERRYVILLE MD 0
84634626 May 9, 2025 OH L3 FINDLAY OH 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84882075 Jun 3, 2025 MD L2 4V4NC9EJ2CN535099 OOS
82806926 Oct 1, 2024 PA L3 4V4NC9EJ2CN535099

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