Roadside Inspection 87843429

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: JOEL F TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4480271) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87843429
Date:
May 12, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AMHERST OH
Operating authority:
MC1769418
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
XPLP58 (NJ)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 Level 2 median in Ohio
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,439 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at AMHERST OH
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 635 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 598,525 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
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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572 NJ XPLP58 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
393.30-B Battery - Not protected. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness 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
88215776 Jun 23, 2026 NC L3 5 OOS
88120591 Jun 9, 2026 IL L2 1 OOS
88020499 Jun 2, 2026 NC L2 2
87942706 May 23, 2026 NJ L3 LINCOLN TUNNEL POST 18 5 OOS
87882684 May 18, 2026 CT L2 0
87783775 May 5, 2026 CO L3 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88911137 Sep 4, 2026 NJ L1 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572
88539498 Jul 28, 2026 PA L3 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572 OOS
88413749 Jul 14, 2026 MD L2 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572 OOS
88215776 Jun 23, 2026 NC L3 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572 OOS
87783775 May 5, 2026 CO L3 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572 OOS
87366203 Mar 7, 2026 NJ L1 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572
86636955 Dec 22, 2025 CT L2 5PVNJ8JV6K4S71572

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