Roadside Inspection 86436181

Roadside inspection on Nov 25, 2025 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: PETER DOWNES & SON INC (USDOT 2897745) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 86436181
Date:: Nov 25, 2025
State:: Pennsylvania
Level:: Level II — Walk-Around
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 1
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: PA
Carrier (USDOT):: PETER DOWNES & SON INC (2897745)
Operating authority:: MC1104458
Vehicle:: WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: AT910N (NJ)
VIN:: 5KJNAEAV97PX79574

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania

Cleaner than median (2)

Median of 21,488 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2025

vs typical at PA

Cleaner than station median (2)

Median of 1,441 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

Same as the median (1)

Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	5KJNAEAV97PX79574	NJ AT910N	WESTERN STAR	4900	2007	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1E1U1X2841RK30473	NJ TSY10R	EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.	East Manufacturing Corp	2001	—

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
392.2-SLLSR	State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation.	8	Unsafe Driving	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
88113591	Jun 11, 2026	PA	L1	1E1U1X2841RK30473	OOS
84988142	Jun 17, 2025	PA	L2	1E1U1X2841RK30473	OOS

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Related records

Carrier

PETER DOWNES & SON INC

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Safety

Carrier crash history

Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.

Authority

MC1104458

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Pennsylvania

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level II — Walk-Around

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 5KJNAEAV97PX79574

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

AT910N (NJ)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at PA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection	Date	Carrier	Violations	OOS
89373550	Oct 27, 2026	WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA INC	1	—
89373535	Oct 27, 2026	COUNTY HAULING LLC	0	—
89373521	Oct 27, 2026	WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA INC	2	—
89373259	Oct 27, 2026	MYERS WELL SERVICE INC	0	—
89373248	Oct 27, 2026	JAMES E CLEARY	2	OOS
89372785	Oct 27, 2026	SOURCE ONE TRANSPORTATION LLC	1	—