Roadside Inspection 88699787

Roadside inspection on Aug 11, 2026 in Wisconsin • Carrier: UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 764739) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88699787
Date:
Aug 11, 2026
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HUDSON WI
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAX0341 (MN)

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 20.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.40 violations per inspection across 454 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Wisconsin
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 2,246 Level 1 inspections in Wisconsin during 2026
vs typical at HUDSON WI
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,317 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
35%
121 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
5
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
24
27 violations · 2 OOS · 1.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
121
146 violations · 20 OOS · 1.21 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH7GN940331 MN PAX0341 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2016
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC46261JT013337 TN U931116 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47A-BCLMBD Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. 4 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
88791769 Aug 25, 2026 NE L3 FREMONT NE 2
88744444 Aug 20, 2026 NC L2 1
88721972 Aug 17, 2026 OH L3 0
88652913 Aug 10, 2026 SD L2 1 OOS
88573391 Jul 30, 2026 SD L3 0
88414741 Jul 15, 2026 SD L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80755564 Jan 31, 2024 IL L3 4V4NC9EH7GN940331

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