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Roadside Inspection 87888750

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: DON NELSON LLC (USDOT 3443538) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87888750
Date:
May 18, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SLIDELL LA
Carrier (USDOT):
DON NELSON LLC (3443538)
Operating authority:
MC1119045
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
B8012830 (MS)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.64 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,491 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at SLIDELL LA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,612 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 624,622 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
75%
12 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.58 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDV7LDLJ8175 MS B8012830 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AX1743EG452201 MS 68728T COTTRELL
Ticket: Cort
CX-5303, CX-5304, CX-5308, C-5309 2014 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 2 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
88418243 Jul 14, 2026 LA L2 — 1 OOS
88328933 Jul 6, 2026 LA L1 — 0 —
87956228 May 26, 2026 LA L1 — 0 —
87957980 May 24, 2026 MS L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89130201 Sep 28, 2026 LA L2 5E0AX1743EG452201 OOS
89130201 Sep 28, 2026 LA L2 3AKJGLDV7LDLJ8175 OOS
88418243 Jul 14, 2026 LA L2 5E0AX1743EG452201 OOS
88418243 Jul 14, 2026 LA L2 3AKJGLDV7LDLJ8175 OOS
85667060 Sep 2, 2025 LA L2 3AKJGLDV7LDLJ8175 OOS
85667060 Sep 2, 2025 LA L2 5E0AX1743EG452201 OOS
80949440 Feb 26, 2024 LA L2 5E0AX1743EG452201 OOS
80253194 Nov 25, 2023 LA L2 5E0AX1743EG452201 —

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