Roadside Inspection 85630148

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2025 in Indiana • Carrier: BEST CHOICE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3564419) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85630148
Date:
Aug 27, 2025
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WILLIAMSPORT IN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1168161 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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 2.33 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 6,308 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2025
vs typical at WILLIAMSPORT IN
6
Heavier than station median (2.5)
Median of 38 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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)
11%
9 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
3
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
14 violations · 0 OOS · 1.56 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH7FN191948 IL P1168161 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1AJCG4023XH001941 ME 3716484 HERCULES AJAX 1999

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E1PC-OOS HOS - False record of duty status driver improperly used Personal Conveyance 7 Hours of Service
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
85543306 Aug 19, 2025 IL L3 IL 17 1
85394514 Jul 31, 2025 IN L3 GARY IN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88798735 Aug 26, 2026 MI L3 4V4NC9EH7FN191948
82864603 Oct 3, 2024 IN L1 4V4NC9EH7FN191948

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