Roadside Inspection 83375611

Roadside inspection on Dec 9, 2024 in Indiana • Carrier: CHICAGO FREIGHT INC (USDOT 1223016) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83375611
Date:
Dec 9, 2024
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOWELL IN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3117142 (IN)

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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.85 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,863 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2024
vs typical at LOWELL IN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,998 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
2
1 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
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
7
12 violations · 1 OOS · 1.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
26 violations · 1 OOS · 1.53 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV2NSMS8160 IN 3117142 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0623KT101453 IL 959213ST GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1989

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
83762754 Feb 1, 2025 TN L3 PORTLAND TN 1 OOS
83766591 Jan 31, 2025 IA L3 5 OOS
83655726 Jan 21, 2025 MO L3 FREDERICKTOWN MO 1
83533396 Dec 30, 2024 IN L1 CHESTERTON IN 7
83479728 Dec 26, 2024 KY L2 ELIZABETHTOWN 1
83034382 Oct 28, 2024 IN L1 LOWELL IN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88605071 Aug 4, 2026 KY L2 1GRAP0623KT101453 OOS
86688288 Dec 29, 2025 WI L2 3AKJHLDV2NSMS8160 OOS
85630807 Aug 28, 2025 IN L1 1GRAP0623KT101453 OOS
78449734 Apr 26, 2023 VA L1 1GRAP0623KT101453

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