Roadside Inspection 81896790

Roadside inspection on Jun 12, 2024 in Wisconsin • Carrier: BEST CHOICE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3564419) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81896790
Date:
Jun 12, 2024
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JANESVILLE WI
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1164915 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 25.

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 Level 1 median in Wisconsin
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,502 Level 1 inspections in Wisconsin during 2024
vs typical at JANESVILLE WI
9
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,020 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
9
8 more than 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
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 393.126(b) (Damaged or Missing tiedown or securement device for intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle, severity weight 1). (393.126(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCK37LZ41998 IL P1164915 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2007
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 3H3C242S13T143949 ME 3422933 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2003

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.126(b) Damaged or Missing tiedown or securement device for intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81545377 Apr 24, 2024 IL L2 I-80 EB 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85394514 Jul 31, 2025 IN L3 1FUJBBCK37LZ41998
84992117 Jun 18, 2025 IN L3 1FUJBBCK37LZ41998
79653757 Sep 13, 2023 IL L3 1FUJBBCK37LZ41998

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