Roadside Inspection 84740527

Roadside inspection on May 21, 2025 in Massachusetts • Carrier: RODRIGUEZ LANDSCAPING AND PAVING LLC (USDOT 3280703) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84740527
Date:
May 21, 2025
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S-METHUEN
Operating authority:
MC1577185
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9513 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Strg
Plate:
W19835 (MA)

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 10.

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 Level 2 median in Massachusetts
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,370 Level 2 inspections in Massachusetts during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 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
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 393.207A-SAPPCBLM (Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing., severity weight 7). (393.207A-SAPPCBLM)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZXKWEB8XAB31848 MA W19835 STERLING TRUCK
Ticket: Strg
L9513 1999

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88930649 Sep 8, 2026 MA L1 2FZXKWEB8XAB31848
88609577 Aug 4, 2026 MA L2 2FZXKWEB8XAB31848 OOS

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