Roadside Inspection 82298552

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1598342) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82298552
Date:
Jul 29, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOWELL IN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWP8092 (OH)

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 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.60 violations per inspection across 62 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 16,863 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at LOWELL IN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,594 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
1
Same as 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)
37%
51 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
3
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
14 violations · 2 OOS · 1.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
65 violations · 11 OOS · 1.27 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 1FUJGLDR0JLJU0486 OH PWP8092 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1AJC4026XT1002525 TN U001591 HERCULES AJAX 2026

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
82706350 Sep 18, 2024 OH L3 WEIGHT STATION FINDLAY 0
82706188 Sep 18, 2024 OH L2 0
82671323 Sep 16, 2024 OH L1 VERMILLION REST AREAS 3 OOS
82655406 Sep 12, 2024 OH L2 0
82659003 Sep 11, 2024 FL L3 PALM COAST FL 0
82523967 Aug 28, 2024 OH L1 ROADSIDE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87172890 Feb 27, 2026 OH L2 1FUJGLDR0JLJU0486
86611186 Dec 17, 2025 OH L3 1FUJGLDR0JLJU0486

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