Roadside Inspection 88796236

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: SAM'S EXCAVATING UNLIMITED INC (USDOT 1803847) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88796236
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHILLICOTHE OH
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9500 series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PIP6258 (OH)

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 12.

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 Level 1 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,892 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at CHILLICOTHE OH
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 766 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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
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 393.75A1-TAORETA (Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TAORETA)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZMAZDE06AW23305 OH PIP6258 STERLING TRUCK L9500 series 2006

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires - All others, radial ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged cord in the sidewall. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83532178 Jan 2, 2025 OH L3 2FZMAZDE06AW23305

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