Roadside Inspection 84669751

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2025 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: AD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3066495) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84669751
Date:
May 13, 2025
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH65718 (PA)

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 584 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 20,692 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 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)
31%
353 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
45
74 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
99
151 violations · 17 OOS · 1.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
353
560 violations · 57 OOS · 1.59 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4LSLJ7669 PA AH65718 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0621JB703676 ME 5222097 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
85222400 Jul 11, 2025 MI L3 1
85197590 Jul 11, 2025 CO L3 FORT MORGAN CO 0
85205321 Jul 9, 2025 MA L2 H-LUDLOW 1 OOS
85149003 Jul 7, 2025 SC L3 SPARTANBURG SC 1
85148509 Jul 7, 2025 MD L3 PERRYVILLE MD 0
85128875 Jul 4, 2025 OH L3 YOUNGSTOWN OH 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86516409 Dec 5, 2025 MS L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLJ7669
86315431 Nov 7, 2025 NY L2 1GRAA0621JB703676
85915683 Sep 30, 2025 SC L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLJ7669
85765405 Sep 11, 2025 TN L2 3AKJHHDR4LSLJ7669
84762772 May 22, 2025 OH L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLJ7669
83756712 Jan 29, 2025 PA L3 1GRAA0621JB703676
81855160 Jun 11, 2024 SC L3 3AKJHHDR4LSLJ7669

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