Roadside Inspection 88718019

Roadside inspection on Aug 17, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MCELROY METAL INC (USDOT 33048) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88718019
Date:
Aug 17, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
MCELROY METAL INC (33048)
Operating authority:
MC1822748
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3803099 (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 8.

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 Pennsylvania
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 16,266 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026

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 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 393.9A-LRLIWR (Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on, severity weight 6). (393.9A-LRLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0TSWR1938 IN 3803099 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM9625JH101594 IN P710126 GREAT DANE TRAILERS 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 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
89025741 Sep 15, 2026 TX L2 TX 3 OOS
89001975 Sep 15, 2026 MT L3 HARLOWTON MT 0
88668692 Aug 11, 2026 OR L3 0
88285946 Jun 30, 2026 KY L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87101986 Feb 19, 2026 PA L1 3AKJHHDR0TSWR1938
84896685 Jun 2, 2025 NY L3 1GRDM9625JH101594
84476817 Apr 22, 2025 ME L1 1GRDM9625JH101594 OOS
83377097 Dec 12, 2024 ME L3 1GRDM9625JH101594

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