Roadside Inspection 88497300

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: FRANCIS TRANS INC (USDOT 1655728) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88497300
Date:
Jul 21, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OPELOUSAS LA
Carrier (USDOT):
FRANCIS TRANS INC (1655728)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R722908 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.52 violations per inspection across 150 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,780 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at OPELOUSAS LA
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 216 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 416,521 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
53 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
2
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
11 violations · 2 OOS · 1.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
88 violations · 13 OOS · 1.66 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 393.209D-STPAL (Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STPAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCK37LX03908 TX R722908 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W62L776068 TX 219C567 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2002

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance 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
88774164 Aug 23, 2026 MS L3 0
88734897 Aug 18, 2026 MO L1 4
88664759 Aug 9, 2026 AL L2 0
88479848 Jul 21, 2026 IN L2 4 OOS
88359439 Jul 9, 2026 AL L3 3 OOS
88288653 Jun 29, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86092835 Oct 17, 2025 LA L3 1FUJBBCK37LX03908
86092835 Oct 17, 2025 LA L3 1JJV532W62L776068
85174094 Jul 8, 2025 LA L3 1FUJBBCK37LX03908
85174094 Jul 8, 2025 LA L3 1JJV532W62L776068
82521169 Aug 26, 2024 LA L3 1FUJBBCK37LX03908 OOS
82521169 Aug 26, 2024 LA L3 1JJV532W62L776068 OOS

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