Roadside Inspection 85579810

Roadside inspection on Aug 22, 2025 in New York • Carrier: CEDRIC STEVENS INC (USDOT 3878393) • Vehicle: CATERPILLAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85579810
Date:
Aug 22, 2025
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SYRACUSE NY
Carrier (USDOT):
CEDRIC STEVENS INC (3878393)
Vehicle:
CATERPILLAR CF7AA STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
39530NF (NY)

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 21.

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 New York
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 60,441 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2025
vs typical at SYRACUSE NY
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,016 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
7
6 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 393.205C-WR (Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken., severity weight 2). (393.205C-WR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HTJGTKT9FN568291 NY 39530NF CATERPILLAR CF7AA 2015

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
392.8-D Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83901722 Feb 12, 2025 NY L3 3HTJGTKT9FN568291
83337271 Dec 5, 2024 NY L2 3HTJGTKT9FN568291

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