Roadside Inspection 85456070

Roadside inspection on Aug 8, 2025 in Indiana • Carrier: ELITE CARTAGE INC (USDOT 4205828) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85456070
Date:
Aug 8, 2025
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALPARAISO IN
Carrier (USDOT):
ELITE CARTAGE INC (4205828)
Operating authority:
MC1623317
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1303174 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.64 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Indiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,160 Level 3 inspections in Indiana during 2025
vs typical at VALPARAISO IN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 576 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
7 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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.57 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 383.51A-LCDLRSWD (License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV., severity weight 8). (383.51A-LCDLRSWD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJF0CV7ADAL0449 IL P1303174 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2010
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5DMDFAAB88M002950 IL 664073ST Benson Tru

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51A-LCDLRSWD License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 Unsafe Driving

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
85939715 Oct 1, 2025 MI L1 3
85850626 Sep 20, 2025 IN L3 HAMMOND IN 3
85407909 Aug 1, 2025 IN L3 CHESTERTON IN 1
85330611 Jul 22, 2025 IN L3 PORTAGE IN 1
84980760 Jun 17, 2025 IN L3 LA PORTE IN 2
84956306 Jun 13, 2025 IL L3 I-80 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89002614 Sep 14, 2026 IL L3 1FUJF0CV7ADAL0449
85939715 Oct 1, 2025 MI L1 1FUJF0CV7ADAL0449
84913324 Jun 9, 2025 IL L3 1FUJF0CV7ADAL0449 OOS
82198499 Jul 23, 2024 IN L2 5DMDFAAB88M002950

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