Roadside Inspection 80868873

Roadside inspection on Feb 15, 2024 in Washington • Carrier: SS CARRIER LLC (USDOT 2431743) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80868873
Date:
Feb 15, 2024
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RIDGEFIELD WA
Carrier (USDOT):
SS CARRIER LLC (2431743)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
89358RP (WA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 35.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.90 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 23,334 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2024
vs typical at RIDGEFIELD WA
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,489 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
10 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
5
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
8 violations · 1 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
9 violations · 1 OOS · 0.90 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 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 3AKJGLDR3HSHU8651 WA 89358RP FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C8GT002238 IN P563445 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2016

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
395.3A2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
81203055 Mar 21, 2024 WA L3 CLE ELUM WA 0
81054864 Feb 29, 2024 WA L3 TOLEDO WA 2
80934129 Feb 15, 2024 MT L2 BILLINGS MT 0
80858469 Feb 12, 2024 MT L3 BROADUS MT 3 OOS
80778969 Feb 5, 2024 NM L1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
80759241 Feb 2, 2024 CA L3 SAN DIEGO 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85896742 Sep 26, 2025 UT L3 3H3V532C8GT002238

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