Roadside Inspection 84479193

Roadside inspection on Apr 23, 2025 in Nebraska • Carrier: CHIEF CARRIERS INC (USDOT 54985) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84479193
Date:
Apr 23, 2025
State:
Nebraska
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WAVERLY WEST BOUND
Carrier (USDOT):
CHIEF CARRIERS INC (54985)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
419438 (NE)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.48 violations per inspection across 163 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Nebraska
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,893 Level 1 inspections in Nebraska during 2025
vs typical at WAVERLY WEST BOUND
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,317 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
91 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
13
7 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
28
15 violations · 3 OOS · 0.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
91
42 violations · 9 OOS · 0.46 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 3AKJHHDR3RSVE3030 NE 419438 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A27BR023803 NE 208773 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2011

Violations Cited

2 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
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 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
84963122 Jun 16, 2025 NC L3 0
84924863 Jun 11, 2025 NE L3 2
84884758 Jun 6, 2025 KY L1 EDDYVILLE 0
84883399 Jun 5, 2025 WV L3 WELLSBURG WV 0
84743721 May 21, 2025 NE L3 1
84716547 May 17, 2025 IA L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87592155 Apr 15, 2026 SC L2 3AKJHHDR3RSVE3030 OOS
85480444 Aug 8, 2025 IN L3 3AKJHHDR3RSVE3030
85487637 Aug 7, 2025 NY L2 3AKJHHDR3RSVE3030
85134443 Jul 3, 2025 SD L3 3AKJHHDR3RSVE3030

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