Roadside Inspection 88963116

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MICHAEL T RYAN MTR FUEL LLC (USDOT 2098568) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88963116
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEWTOWN PA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER FL70 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AG91976 (PA)

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 7.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,751 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at NEWTOWN PA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 242 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FVABTAK31HJ25372 PA AG91976 FREIGHTLINER FL70 2001

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
83401354 Dec 13, 2024 NJ L1 1FVABTAK31HJ25372 OOS
80939425 Feb 22, 2024 NJ L2 1FVABTAK31HJ25372
78436905 Apr 24, 2023 NJ L1 1FVABTAK31HJ25372

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