Roadside Inspection 79885344

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: ROAD STAR FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3309340) • 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 #:
79885344
Date:
Oct 10, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FINDLAY SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3090695 (IN)

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 10.

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 FINDLAY SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 532 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5NSMX2525 IN 3090695 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0620MK226256 IL 760448ST GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
85741929 Sep 9, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR5NSMX2525
84379089 Apr 10, 2025 CA L2 1GR1P0620MK226256
80384452 Dec 12, 2023 NY L2 1GR1P0620MK226256
80384452 Dec 12, 2023 NY L2 3AKJHHDR5NSMX2525

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