Roadside Inspection 86358470

Roadside inspection on Nov 17, 2025 in Indiana • Carrier: PARAGON EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2839346) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86358470
Date:
Nov 17, 2025
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHESTERTON IN
Vehicle:
MACK CX (Vision) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1291141 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 17.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Indiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,160 Level 3 inspections in Indiana during 2025
vs typical at CHESTERTON IN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,078 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 391.11B4 (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11B4)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AE07Y7YW003651 IL P1291141 MACK CX (Vision) 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E9E5G521PA505575 IL 963212ST E-PAK MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Unknown
E-PAK MANUFACTURING 2023

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 Unsafe Driving
391.11B4 Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS

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
85728275 Sep 5, 2025 IN L3 1E9E5G521PA505575 OOS
85728275 Sep 5, 2025 IN L3 1M1AE07Y7YW003651 OOS
83240658 Nov 19, 2024 IN L3 1M1AE07Y7YW003651
82805717 Sep 30, 2024 IL L3 1M1AE07Y7YW003651

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