Roadside Inspection 81666864

Roadside inspection on May 15, 2024 in North Dakota • Carrier: LIGHT WAY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1221835) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81666864
Date:
May 15, 2024
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOWMAN SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
CPH554 (MB)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.04 violations per inspection across 80 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Dakota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 2,846 Level 1 inspections in North Dakota during 2024
vs typical at BOWMAN SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 36 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
69 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
10
11 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
21 violations · 1 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
69
72 violations · 2 OOS · 1.04 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 393.75(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 3AKJHHDV5NSMW5197 MB CPH554 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TDH40023NB174455 MB TF3670 TIMPTE, INC Timpte 2022

Violations Cited

1 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

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
82136489 Jul 11, 2024 MN L3 MOORHEAD MN 1
82124907 Jul 10, 2024 ND L3 JOLIETTE ND 0
82053524 Jul 2, 2024 MN L3 MOORHEAD MN 1
82052419 Jul 2, 2024 MN L3 MOORHEAD MN 1
82030638 Jun 27, 2024 MN L3 WARROAD MN 0
82018214 Jun 26, 2024 MN L3 MOORHEAD MN 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88563280 Jul 30, 2026 SD L3 1TDH40023NB174455
88284313 Jun 30, 2026 SD L3 3AKJHHDV5NSMW5197
88230904 Jun 24, 2026 SD L1 1TDH40023NB174455
87954078 May 25, 2026 ND L2 3AKJHHDV5NSMW5197
86964879 Feb 5, 2026 SD L3 1TDH40023NB174455
84807678 May 22, 2025 MN L3 1TDH40023NB174455
83980959 Feb 27, 2025 SD L1 3AKJHHDV5NSMW5197
83723951 Jan 22, 2025 MN L3 3AKJHHDV5NSMW5197

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