Roadside Inspection 84695598

Roadside inspection on May 16, 2025 in Virginia • Carrier: UNIVERSITY CORP (USDOT 200236) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84695598
Date:
May 16, 2025
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PORTSMOUTH VA
Carrier (USDOT):
UNIVERSITY CORP (200236)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL L9427 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWU5491 (OH)

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 6.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.23 violations per inspection across 390 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Virginia
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,305 Level 1 inspections in Virginia during 2025
vs typical at PORTSMOUTH VA
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 777 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
3
2 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)
39%
160 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
9
23 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
35 violations · 4 OOS · 1.59 per inspection
Prior 365 days
160
194 violations · 15 OOS · 1.21 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 393.48A-BI-SA (Brake - Inoperative on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.48A-BI-SA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSCNSBRX6C173765 OH PWU5491 INTERNATIONAL L9427 2006
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 5K8CG4022MH005956 TN 180941T HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC. HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC. 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48A-BI-SA Brake - Inoperative on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.126B-CIM Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s). 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
85222558 Jul 14, 2025 MI L3 UPTON RD 3
85178071 Jul 10, 2025 KY L1 FRANKLIN 0
85169915 Jul 8, 2025 TX L2 US59 NB NACODOCHES SCALE 0
85128095 Jul 3, 2025 OH L3 RAVENNA OH 1
85109666 Jul 1, 2025 OH L3 COLUMBUS OH 1
85048909 Jun 25, 2025 MI L1 HOWELL REST AREA 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84714493 May 12, 2025 VA L1 2HSCNSBRX6C173765

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