Roadside Inspection 84609849

Roadside inspection on May 6, 2025 in Ohio • Carrier: BAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3635172) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84609849
Date:
May 6, 2025
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANDUSKY OH
Carrier (USDOT):
BAL EXPRESS INC (3635172)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1100876 (IL)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Ohio
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 28,256 Level 3 inspections in Ohio during 2025
vs typical at SANDUSKY OH
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 143 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X5LD702475 IL P1100876 PETERBILT 579 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535J2994795 IL 844219ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 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
84376009 Apr 10, 2025 IL L3 I-57 SB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88503242 Jul 22, 2026 OH L1 1UYVS2535J2994795 OOS
87187876 Feb 28, 2026 GA L3 1UYVS2535J2994795
86755628 Jan 8, 2026 OH L3 1UYVS2535J2994795
86621682 Dec 18, 2025 GA L3 1XPBD49X5LD702475
86371378 Nov 20, 2025 KY L3 1UYVS2535J2994795
83740199 Jan 28, 2025 IL L3 1XPBD49X5LD702475
82523058 Aug 28, 2024 OH L3 1UYVS2535J2994795
82470281 Aug 22, 2024 IL L2 1UYVS2535J2994795

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