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Roadside Inspection 85978807

Roadside inspection on Oct 1, 2025 in Washington • Carrier: ELEMENT WAY LLC (USDOT 2850145) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
2
18% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85978807
Date:
Oct 1, 2025
State:
Washington
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOW WA
Carrier (USDOT):
ELEMENT WAY LLC (2850145)
Operating authority:
MC955406
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YAKK057 (OR)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 50.

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
11
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.56 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Washington
11
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,872 Level 1 inspections in Washington during 2025
vs typical at BOW WA
11
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,850 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
11
10 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
3
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.33 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TG47N438225 OR YAKK057 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253X5U537703 OR HU65600 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2005 —

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification 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
84310216 Apr 3, 2025 OR L1 4V4NC9TG47N438225 —
84190276 Mar 21, 2025 OR L2 1UYVS253X5U537703 OOS
84190276 Mar 21, 2025 OR L2 4V4NC9TG47N438225 OOS
83486268 Dec 24, 2024 NC L3 4V4NC9TG47N438225 —
82548148 Aug 30, 2024 UT L3 1UYVS253X5U537703 —
81315468 Apr 10, 2024 AR L2 1UYVS253X5U537703 —
80752993 Feb 1, 2024 AR L3 1UYVS253X5U537703 —
80632634 Jan 17, 2024 MO L3 1UYVS253X5U537703 —

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