Roadside Inspection 84179708
Roadside inspection on Jan 18, 2025 in New Jersey • Carrier: A&B TOWING AND ROADSIDE SERVICES (USDOT 4109522) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 84179708
- Date:
- Jan 18, 2025
- State:
- New Jersey
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 11
- HazMat:
- No
- Reported location:
- GSP SB MP 94
- Carrier (USDOT):
- A&B TOWING AND ROADSIDE SERVICES (4109522)
- Operating authority:
- MC1569341
- Vehicle:
- FORD F-Super Duty STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- XPVS42 (NJ)
- VIN:
- 1FDLF47F9VEA14014
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 52.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)
Units Inspected
1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1FDLF47F9VEA14014 | NJ XPVS42 | FORD | F-Super Duty | 1997 | — |
Violations Cited
11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392.2-SLL | State/Local Laws - | 8 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 392.2-SLLTL | State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. | 8 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-LBL | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LHLI | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.41-BNPB | Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 396.17C-PI | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.81-H | Horn - Inoperative or defective. | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95F | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.78 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84145171 | Mar 15, 2025 | NJ | L3 | PISCATAWAY SCALE | 2 | OOS |
| 83904867 | Feb 15, 2025 | NJ | L2 | — | 12 | OOS |
| 83297348 | Dec 2, 2024 | NJ | L2 | HERBERTSVILLE INSPECTION AREA | 7 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85669908 | Sep 2, 2025 | NJ | L1 | 1FDLF47F9VEA14014 | OOS |