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Roadside Inspection 89108443

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: PAMEX FOOD INC (USDOT 823649) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89108443
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLARKSBURG MD
Carrier (USDOT):
PAMEX FOOD INC (823649)
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
8AT5163 (MD)

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 28.

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 this carrier's typical
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.49 violations per inspection across 74 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,848 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at CLARKSBURG MD
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,219 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,621 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
21 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

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

Prior 30 days
3
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
18 violations · 3 OOS · 1.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
36 violations · 6 OOS · 1.71 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 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54337 MD 8AT5163 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2013 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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 —
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.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89089864 Sep 23, 2026 MD L2 PARKTON MD 5 OOS
89015041 Sep 14, 2026 MD L1 VIENNA MD 2 OOS
88927330 Sep 7, 2026 MD L2 DAVIDSONVILLE MD 2 —
88796332 Aug 24, 2026 MD L2 ANNAPOLIS MD 1 —
88646939 Aug 7, 2026 MD L2 — 3 —
88545414 Jul 27, 2026 MD L2 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85845546 Sep 15, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54337 OOS
85408464 Aug 1, 2025 MD L2 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54337 OOS
84714172 May 16, 2025 MD L1 5PVNJ8JT8D4S54337 OOS

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