Roadside Inspection 85643318

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2025 in Wisconsin • Carrier: EXCEL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2258095) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85643318
Date:
Aug 28, 2025
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LITTLE SUAMICO WI
Carrier (USDOT):
EXCEL TRUCKING LLC (2258095)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWU7064 (OH)

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 16.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.50 violations per inspection across 261 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Wisconsin
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,691 Level 1 inspections in Wisconsin during 2025
vs typical at LITTLE SUAMICO WI
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,380 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
4
3 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)
32%
130 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
19
24 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
40
59 violations · 10 OOS · 1.48 per inspection
Prior 365 days
130
211 violations · 36 OOS · 1.62 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 396.3A1-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLBG7GSHT7023 OH PWU7064 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0620JT113266 ME 5395960 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance 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
86157415 Oct 25, 2025 KY L1 LONDON 1 OOS
86160999 Oct 22, 2025 CA L1 CACHE CREEK SCALES 7 OOS
86159714 Oct 22, 2025 TX L1 US82 WB 4
86097191 Oct 16, 2025 TX L1 6 OOS
86095115 Oct 16, 2025 NM L2 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 2
86086712 Oct 16, 2025 WI L2 LITTLE SUAMICO WI 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87536776 Apr 8, 2026 NM L3 1GRAP0620JT113266
83556084 Jan 8, 2025 KY L3 3AKJGLBG7GSHT7023
81651622 May 14, 2024 TN L3 1GRAP0620JT113266

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