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Roadside Inspection 86802932

Roadside inspection on Jan 9, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: ELITE CARTAGE INC (USDOT 4205828) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86802932
Date:
Jan 9, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHESTERTON IN
Carrier (USDOT):
ELITE CARTAGE INC (4205828)
Operating authority:
MC1623317
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1303172 (IL)

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 28.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 2.00 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,462 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at CHESTERTON IN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,285 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 600,531 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
10 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
22 violations · 2 OOS · 2.20 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKADP8X2CJ317204 IL P1303172 KENWORTH T6 Series 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN2224MC058493 IL 975535ST MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mack
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2021 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLUCR State/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 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
86813693 Jan 13, 2026 IN L3 PORTAGE IN 3 —
86542041 Dec 9, 2025 IL L2 I-88 W 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88249905 Jun 25, 2026 IL L3 1XKADP8X2CJ317204 —
85330611 Jul 22, 2025 IN L3 5MADN2224MC058493 —
84980760 Jun 17, 2025 IN L3 5MADN2224MC058493 —
81839050 Jun 10, 2024 IN L2 5MADN2224MC058493 —
78649124 May 16, 2023 WI L1 1XKADP8X2CJ317204 OOS

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