Roadside Inspection 79801642

Roadside inspection on Sep 29, 2023 in Missouri • Carrier: LEX FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3754628) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79801642
Date:
Sep 29, 2023
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JOPLIN MO
Carrier (USDOT):
LEX FREIGHT INC (3754628)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1213019 (IL)

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 24.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Missouri
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,798 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 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 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD58FSGF2178 IL P1213019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0625NB416153 IL 835074ST GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) 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
80189342 Nov 16, 2023 MT L3 BILLINGS MT 0
80147249 Nov 13, 2023 CO L3 1
80106783 Nov 6, 2023 IA L3 7
80490182 Nov 4, 2023 NM L3 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
79874958 Oct 3, 2023 OH L1 WADSWORTH SCALES 2 OOS
79785094 Sep 27, 2023 WI L1 BELOIT SWEF 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88530921 Jul 26, 2026 TN L3 3AKJGLD58FSGF2178
87454429 Mar 31, 2026 SD L2 3AKJGLD58FSGF2178
86339797 Nov 14, 2025 MI L2 1GR1A0625NB416153 OOS
86119690 Oct 18, 2025 PA L2 3AKJGLD58FSGF2178
85981133 Oct 6, 2025 IA L3 1GR1A0625NB416153
85430026 Aug 7, 2025 KY L3 3AKJGLD58FSGF2178
85307509 Jul 22, 2025 IL L3 3AKJGLD58FSGF2178
84669105 May 12, 2025 MI L3 3AKJGLD58FSGF2178

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