Roadside Inspection 83845604

Roadside inspection on Feb 10, 2025 in Washington • Carrier: LION CARGO INC (USDOT 3478882) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83845604
Date:
Feb 10, 2025
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLE ELUM WA
Carrier (USDOT):
LION CARGO INC (3478882)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
25591PF (NY)

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 20.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.14 violations per inspection across 50 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 25,014 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2025
vs typical at CLE ELUM WA
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,491 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
29 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
5
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
16 violations · 3 OOS · 1.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
34 violations · 6 OOS · 1.17 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBWD19PLNT5053 NY 25591PF WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2487S5482604 ME 5471436 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2025

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2SLSNC State/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period. 1 Hours of Service
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period. 1 Hours of Service
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period. 1 Hours of Service
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period. 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
84398512 Apr 11, 2025 CA L2 KEDDIE SCALE 1
84369409 Apr 10, 2025 MO L3 CHARLESTON MO 1
84278066 Mar 30, 2025 WA L3 LIBERTY LAKE WA 0
84273146 Mar 30, 2025 NM L2 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 1
84226062 Mar 26, 2025 SD L2 JEFFERSON SD 1 OOS
84065199 Mar 7, 2025 OR L3 CASCADE LOCKS OR 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87106399 Feb 19, 2026 OH L3 1UYFS2487S5482604
85190094 Jul 4, 2025 NV L3 1UYFS2487S5482604
84691966 May 14, 2025 CO L2 1UYFS2487S5482604
84398512 Apr 11, 2025 CA L2 5KJJBWD19PLNT5053
79639319 Aug 22, 2023 NY L2 5KJJBWD19PLNT5053

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