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Roadside Inspection 88603062

Roadside inspection on Aug 4, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: CHOICE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2790133) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88603062
Date:
Aug 4, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP PA
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZGT7895 (PA)

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 23.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 this carrier's typical
4
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.25 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,886 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP PA
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 95 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 620,869 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
3
25 violations · 2 OOS · 8.33 per inspection
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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RPML5EG163964 PA ZGT7895 RAM 3500 2014 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 541FC4334HM000210 PA PT533K8 APPALACHIAN TRAILER SALES Appalachian Trailer Sales 2017 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration 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
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 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
89104555 Sep 24, 2026 MD L2 PARKTON MD 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89104555 Sep 24, 2026 MD L2 3C63RPML5EG163964 OOS
89104555 Sep 24, 2026 MD L2 541FC4334HM000210 OOS
87635944 Apr 21, 2026 PA L1 3C63RPML5EG163964 OOS
87635944 Apr 21, 2026 PA L1 541FC4334HM000210 OOS
86276439 Nov 7, 2025 VA L2 541FC4334HM000210 OOS
86276439 Nov 7, 2025 VA L2 3C63RPML5EG163964 OOS
86174844 Oct 27, 2025 MD L2 541FC4334HM000210 —
86174844 Oct 27, 2025 MD L2 3C63RPML5EG163964 —

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