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Roadside Inspection 85767424

Roadside inspection on Sep 12, 2025 in Ohio • Carrier: HOT SHOT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3156633) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85767424
Date:
Sep 12, 2025
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MEDINA OH
Operating authority:
MC108255
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
L8599HY (TN)

What this inspection means

9 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, 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 Level 1 median in Ohio
9
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,902 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2025
vs typical at MEDINA OH
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 116 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 396.3A1-TAOCV (Tires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle., severity weight 8). (396.3A1-TAOCV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR5DSBR0456 TN L8599HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A29HR041857 ME 5256082 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2017 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-TAOCV Tires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.201A-FRCLS Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
89241768 Oct 6, 2026 NY L2 1RNF48A29HR041857 —
89192858 Oct 6, 2026 AL L3 3AKJGLDR5DSBR0456 —
88360517 Jul 9, 2026 KY L3 3AKJGLDR5DSBR0456 —
88360517 Jul 9, 2026 KY L3 1RNF48A29HR041857 —
87227033 Mar 4, 2026 PA L3 1RNF48A29HR041857 —
87227033 Mar 4, 2026 PA L3 3AKJGLDR5DSBR0456 —
84901163 Jun 6, 2025 KY L2 3AKJGLDR5DSBR0456 —
84901163 Jun 6, 2025 KY L2 1RNF48A29HR041857 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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