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Roadside Inspection 82349499

Roadside inspection on Aug 6, 2024 in Illinois • Carrier: PT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1184957) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
4
80% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82349499
Date:
Aug 6, 2024
State:
Illinois
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B
Carrier (USDOT):
PT EXPRESS LLC (1184957)
Operating authority:
MC473373
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R718007 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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 Illinois
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,363 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR1CSBA3633 TX R718007 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RND53A24HR038890 TX Z16449 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2017 —

Violations Cited

5 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 —
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.126(b) Damaged or Missing tiedown or securement device for intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle 1 Vehicle Maintenance 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
89033467 Sep 17, 2026 US L3 1FUJGLDR1CSBA3633 —
84300477 Apr 2, 2025 MO L2 1FUJGLDR1CSBA3633 OOS
83773936 Feb 2, 2025 TN L3 1FUJGLDR1CSBA3633 —

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