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Roadside Inspection 84164146

Roadside inspection on Mar 19, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: ARL TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 186375) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84164146
Date:
Mar 19, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MD
Carrier (USDOT):
ARL TRANSPORT LLC (186375)
Operating authority:
MC152672
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3565516 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1.51 violations per inspection across 669 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 20,808 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2025
vs typical at MD
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 476 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 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
337 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
43
80 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
76
124 violations · 16 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
337
473 violations · 69 OOS · 1.40 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV6RSUN6937 IN 3565516 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS V51474 ME 5006414 — — — —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
84735831 May 15, 2025 NY L2 HASTINGS NY 0 —
84706525 May 15, 2025 WI L1 PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI 6 OOS
84686002 May 15, 2025 PA L1 — 6 —
84736420 May 14, 2025 IL L1 BOLINGBROOK IL 0 —
84735480 May 14, 2025 GA L3 PORT WENTWORTH GA 1 —
84719863 May 14, 2025 TX L1 TOLL 130 NB 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84736420 May 14, 2025 IL L1 3AKJHLDV6RSUN6937 —
81795767 Jun 3, 2024 IL L3 3AKJHLDV6RSUN6937 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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