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Roadside Inspection 83023683

Roadside inspection on Oct 29, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: TL3 TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4027690) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83023683
Date:
Oct 29, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBIA CITY IN
Operating authority:
MC1520841
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RC24594 (MI)

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 7.

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 Level 2 median in Indiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,863 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at COLUMBIA CITY IN
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 87 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
3
2 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
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 393.110B3-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B3-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT1NEE80521 MI RC24594 FORD F-350 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P53F4924N1366090 MI E777436 PJ
Ticket: Unknown
PJ 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.104F3-C Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service —

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
83424939 Dec 17, 2024 KY L1 LEXINGTON 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89084358 Sep 23, 2026 WV L2 4P53F4924N1366090 —
87318271 Mar 11, 2026 MN L3 1FT8W3DT1NEE80521 —
84518238 Apr 24, 2025 OH L1 4P53F4924N1366090 —
84518238 Apr 24, 2025 OH L1 1FT8W3DT1NEE80521 —
83424939 Dec 17, 2024 KY L1 4P53F4924N1366090 —
83424939 Dec 17, 2024 KY L1 1FT8W3DT1NEE80521 —
82243119 Jul 26, 2024 MI L3 1FT8W3DT1NEE80521 —
82243119 Jul 26, 2024 MI L3 4P53F4924N1366090 —

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