Roadside Inspection 88509498

Roadside inspection on Jul 24, 2026 in New Mexico • Carrier: TOP ROAD EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3515923) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88509498
Date:
Jul 24, 2026
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NM
Operating authority:
MC1165308
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3222628 (IN)

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 12.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.27 violations per inspection across 115 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Mexico
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 9,114 Level 1 inspections in New Mexico during 2026
vs typical at NM
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,346 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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)
42%
108 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
7
10 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
31 violations · 6 OOS · 1.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
108
133 violations · 22 OOS · 1.23 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 3AKJHHFG3NSNR9897 IN 3222628 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532V7714162 MS 173026A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2027

Violations Cited

2 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
396.3A1-STLN Steering - Loose nuts on tie rods/pitman arm/drag link/steering arm/tie rod. 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
88951592 Sep 9, 2026 NE L3 PALMYRA NE 1
88941121 Sep 8, 2026 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 1
88782834 Aug 24, 2026 US L1 0
88765238 Aug 20, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS IF 0
88741228 Aug 18, 2026 TN L3 1
88723041 Aug 17, 2026 IN L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88183706 Jun 17, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHFG3NSNR9897
88183706 Jun 17, 2026 NM L2 1UYVS2532V7714162
85702497 Aug 31, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHFG3NSNR9897
85642084 Aug 30, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHFG3NSNR9897
83953069 Feb 24, 2025 UT L3 3AKJHHFG3NSNR9897
82589657 Aug 30, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHHFG3NSNR9897
80822412 Feb 9, 2024 TN L3 3AKJHHFG3NSNR9897

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