Roadside Inspection 84778760

Roadside inspection on May 22, 2025 in Florida • Carrier: A & F TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3550944) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84778760
Date:
May 22, 2025
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STARKE FL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
KU721Q (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 30.

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 Level 2 median in Florida
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 32,835 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2025
vs typical at STARKE FL
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 377 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
5
4 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
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 393.75A1-TFBMF (Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TFBMF)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6AV12LJ68979 FL KU721Q FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2002
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1KKVA4520SL100644 FL QB17IG KENTUCKY Dry Freight Trailer 2025

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires - Front, belt material/casing ply showing in tread area. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 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
85080539 Jun 25, 2025 FL L2 BELLEVIEW FL 2
84709332 May 14, 2025 FL L3 CHIEFLAND FL 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84709332 May 14, 2025 FL L3 1FUJA6AV12LJ68979 OOS
80157922 Nov 13, 2023 FL L3 1FUJA6AV12LJ68979
79325577 Aug 3, 2023 FL L2 1FUJA6AV12LJ68979
78538375 Apr 27, 2023 FL L3 1FUJA6AV12LJ68979

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