Roadside Inspection 88744109

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: OPTIMA FREIGHT TRANS INC (USDOT 3594294) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88744109
Date:
Aug 19, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEWCOMERSTOWN OH
Operating authority:
MC1218566
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
APPLIED (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.34 violations per inspection across 53 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,616 Level 3 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at NEWCOMERSTOWN OH
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 96 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
23%
39 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
36
91 violations · 14 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
91 violations · 14 OOS · 2.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
39
97 violations · 15 OOS · 2.49 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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0SSVX4228 IL APPLIED FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5321SM504895 ME C459486 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
390.21TB3-OPERBY Operating a CMV without the words "Operated By" when required. General/Admin

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
89032413 Sep 18, 2026 CT L2 VERNON 11
89039969 Sep 17, 2026 SC L3 STARTEX SC 3 OOS
89036552 Sep 17, 2026 KS L2 OLATHE KS 3
89030404 Sep 17, 2026 CT L2 EAST HARTFORD 7
89028463 Sep 16, 2026 OH L2 BIDWELL OH 15 OOS
89027283 Sep 16, 2026 KS L3 NEWTON KS 14 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87472293 Mar 30, 2026 GA L3 3AKJHHDR0SSVX4228 OOS
86413956 Nov 24, 2025 PA L3 5V8VC5321SM504895
85775553 Sep 12, 2025 MO L1 5V8VC5321SM504895
85679309 Sep 4, 2025 LA L3 3AKJHHDR0SSVX4228
8290000561 Oct 22, 2024 IN L2 5V8VC5321SM504895
24RC001047 Sep 11, 2024 UT L1 5V8VC5321SM504895
3013004725 Aug 31, 2024 MD L2 5V8VC5321SM504895
T324002550 Aug 21, 2024 SC L3 5V8VC5321SM504895

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