Roadside Inspection 79942676

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3269826) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79942676
Date:
Oct 18, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWN3631 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in North Carolina
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 36,959 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLBG2GSHB0453 OH PWN3631 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 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
85922641 Sep 29, 2025 OH L3 3AKJGLBG2GSHB0453
85370146 Jul 29, 2025 IN L2 3AKJGLBG2GSHB0453 OOS
78606374 May 11, 2023 MS L2 3AKJGLBG2GSHB0453

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