Roadside Inspection 83034382

Roadside inspection on Oct 28, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: CHICAGO FREIGHT INC (USDOT 1223016) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83034382
Date:
Oct 28, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOWELL IN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3118353 (IN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a 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 2.92 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 7,210 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at LOWELL IN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,083 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
12%
17 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
4
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
33 violations · 1 OOS · 1.94 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
83479728 Dec 26, 2024 KY L2 ELIZABETHTOWN 1
83375611 Dec 9, 2024 IN L2 LOWELL IN 2 OOS
82910609 Oct 12, 2024 IL L3 I-80 1
82862751 Oct 4, 2024 IN L2 WARREN IN 4 OOS
82876663 Oct 3, 2024 IN L3 SEYMOUR IN 1
82822573 Oct 1, 2024 IN L1 CHESTERTON IN 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84638410 May 9, 2025 IN L2 3AKJHLDV3NSMV9014
82778028 Sep 26, 2024 IL L3 3AKJHLDV3NSMV9014

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