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Roadside Inspection 85598722

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: NORTHERN LINK LLC (USDOT 3538914) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85598722
Date:
Aug 25, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 175
Carrier (USDOT):
NORTHERN LINK LLC (3538914)
Operating authority:
MC1180825
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER USF-1E TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M25414 (TX)

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 12.

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 Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at US 175
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 60 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
3
2 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 393.9TS (Inoperative turn signal, severity weight 6). (393.9TS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUYDCXB2RH655011 TX 1M25414 FREIGHTLINER USF-1E 1994 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5C2BR40B2LM011510 TX 245C724 CLEMENT INDUSTRIES Clement 2020 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 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
85750076 Sep 9, 2025 TX L2 — 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88813170 Aug 24, 2026 TX L2 1FUYDCXB2RH655011 OOS
85750076 Sep 9, 2025 TX L2 1FUYDCXB2RH655011 OOS
85750076 Sep 9, 2025 TX L2 5C2BR40B2LM011510 OOS
83693157 Jan 22, 2025 TX L2 5C2BR40B2LM011510 —
82575452 Aug 28, 2024 TX L2 5C2BR40B2LM011510 OOS
80953798 Feb 22, 2024 TX L2 5C2BR40B2LM011510 OOS

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