Roadside Inspection 88794527

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: IDEA EXPEDITED INC (USDOT 2363192) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88794527
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOWLTON SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
IDEA EXPEDITED INC (2363192)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1351295 (IL)

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 4.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.73 violations per inspection across 70 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,860 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at KNOWLTON SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,411 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
1
Same as 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)
51%
35 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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
35
22 violations · 1 OOS · 0.63 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.73 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 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
88704047 Aug 14, 2026 PA L1 0
88609319 Aug 3, 2026 OH L2 0
88560402 Jul 29, 2026 SD L3 0
88544074 Jul 28, 2026 SD L3 0
88449209 Jul 16, 2026 OH L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88694553 Aug 12, 2026 IL L3 5V8VC5320VM702193
88449209 Jul 16, 2026 OH L2 3AKJHHDR6TSWX4965

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