Roadside Inspection 85494659

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2025 in Illinois • Carrier: PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4335257) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85494659
Date:
Aug 13, 2025
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PXC8026 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 45.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.19 violations per inspection across 279 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Illinois
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,443 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 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)
27%
279 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
155
452 violations · 65 OOS
Prior 90 days
279
890 violations · 113 OOS · 3.19 per inspection
Prior 365 days
279
890 violations · 113 OOS · 3.19 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT5REC53306 OH PXC8026 FORD F-350 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7UZFW5034PL001400 ME 5254518 KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC 2023

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.35 Fraudulent record(s). 10 General/Admin
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2UCR Failure to pay UCR Fee 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service 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
85958104 Oct 2, 2025 TN L1 STANTON TN 4 OOS
85907490 Sep 26, 2025 MI L2 SB 4 OOS
85875141 Sep 23, 2025 OH L2 ASHLAND OH 15 OOS
85874771 Sep 23, 2025 OH L2 MANSFIELD OH 16 OOS
85801894 Sep 14, 2025 IA L2 I-380 SB 4 OOS
85802101 Sep 13, 2025 IA L1 I380 SB 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87331687 Mar 17, 2026 PA L3 1FT8W3DT5REC53306
87329241 Mar 17, 2026 OH L2 1FT8W3DT5REC53306 OOS
87125817 Feb 24, 2026 SC L2 1FT8W3DT5REC53306 OOS
87112037 Feb 20, 2026 WI L1 1FT8W3DT5REC53306
86886174 Jan 23, 2026 TN L1 1FT8W3DT5REC53306 OOS
86828502 Jan 16, 2026 TN L1 1FT8W3DT5REC53306 OOS
86654929 Dec 23, 2025 PA L1 1FT8W3DT5REC53306
86150086 Oct 24, 2025 OH L2 1FT8W3DT5REC53306 OOS

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