Roadside Inspection 85183216

Roadside inspection on Jul 10, 2025 in New York • Carrier: MELGAR LANDSCAPING (USDOT 3296062) • Vehicle: DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85183216
Date:
Jul 10, 2025
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRENTWOOD NY
Carrier (USDOT):
MELGAR LANDSCAPING (3296062)
Vehicle:
DODGE Ram Chassis Cab STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
81878MM (NY)

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 35.

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 New York
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 60,441 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2025
vs typical at BRENTWOOD NY
6
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 251 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 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 393.41-BNPB (Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit., severity weight 4). (393.41-BNPB)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3B6MC3656XM563790 NY 81878MM DODGE Ram Chassis Cab 1999
2 SEMI-TRAILER 48B500G22Y2020088 NY CC82023 UNITED EXPRESSLINE United Expressline 2000

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.16B-DPASS Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV 7 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.51B-BFWS Hydraulic Brake failure warning system defective, or activated while engine is running 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

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