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Roadside Inspection 86357025

Roadside inspection on Nov 17, 2025 in Maryland • Carrier: PONCE TOWING LLC (USDOT 3802746) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86357025
Date:
Nov 17, 2025
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DARLINGTON MD
Carrier (USDOT):
PONCE TOWING LLC (3802746)
Operating authority:
MC1369368
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge

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 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 Level 1 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 20,808 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2025
vs typical at DARLINGTON MD
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,056 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
2
1 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
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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRM060HG643339 KY E049631 TEMP RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2017 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit. 4 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
86078030 Oct 15, 2025 MD L2 GRASONVILLE MD 0 —

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