Roadside Inspection 79718419

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3261251) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79718419
Date:
Sep 20, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A83478 (KY)

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 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 2 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,595 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 10,671 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 392.9(a)(2) (Failing to secure vehicle equipment, severity weight 1). (392.9(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD58GSGR8535 KY A83478 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AU17488G247101 KY B3G997 COTTRELL
Ticket: Trailer
CX-5307 2008

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79583544 Sep 1, 2023 MI L3 NEWPORT 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85499339 Aug 13, 2025 OH L3 3AKJGLD58GSGR8535
85499339 Aug 13, 2025 OH L3 5E0AU17488G247101
82920942 Oct 14, 2024 MI L2 3AKJGLD58GSGR8535
82920942 Oct 14, 2024 MI L2 5E0AU17488G247101
79583544 Sep 1, 2023 MI L3 3AKJGLD58GSGR8535

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