Roadside Inspection 88768098

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: ARMSTRONG TRANSPORTATION & TRAILERS LLC (USDOT 1584768) • 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 #:
88768098
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBUS OH
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S5787HY (TN)

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.42 violations per inspection across 170 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,564 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at COLUMBUS OH
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 809 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
65%
54 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
6
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
7 violations · 0 OOS · 0.39 per inspection
Prior 365 days
54
22 violations · 3 OOS · 0.41 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 396.3A1-BNMH (Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BNMH)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1RSVE4886 TN S5787HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4AL452632 TN 095794T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2010

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BNMH Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake. 4 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
88827999 Aug 27, 2026 MS L3 PIKE COUNTY MS 0
88818403 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 FAYETTEVILLE TN 0
88653392 Aug 10, 2026 LA L3 0
88650383 Aug 8, 2026 TN L1 1
88591698 Aug 3, 2026 MS L3 0
88583478 Jul 30, 2026 AR L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88583478 Jul 30, 2026 AR L3 1JJV532D4AL452632
84993385 Jun 18, 2025 AR L3 3AKJHHDR1RSVE4886
84310376 Apr 2, 2025 LA L3 3AKJHHDR1RSVE4886
81820393 Jun 9, 2024 AR L1 3AKJHHDR1RSVE4886
81801519 May 31, 2024 TN L1 3AKJHHDR1RSVE4886
80203902 Nov 20, 2023 MS L2 3AKJHHDR1RSVE4886

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