Roadside Inspection 88796489

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: RONALDO R ACOSTA (USDOT 1437495) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
1
10% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88796489
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GARDEN CITY KS
Carrier (USDOT):
RONALDO R ACOSTA (1437495)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
435291 (NE)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 50.

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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.04 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
10
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,231 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at GARDEN CITY KS
10
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 217 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
10
9 more than 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)
9%
11 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
1
14 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
29 violations · 3 OOS · 9.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
69 violations · 7 OOS · 6.27 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.4× their typical violation rate (29 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 4.04 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGHDV0FSGS7096 NE 435291 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C9SS423541424995 NE 314500 CORN BELT MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Ticket: Unknown
Corn Belt Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2004

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLNP License (CDL) - Operate a CMV while not in possession of a CDL on person. 8 Driver Fitness
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 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
88796942 Aug 24, 2026 KS L1 GARDEN CITY KS 16 OOS
88767511 Aug 20, 2026 KS L2 14 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87302542 Mar 13, 2026 WY L1 3AKJGHDV0FSGS7096 OOS
86615355 Dec 18, 2025 WY L1 1C9SS423541424995 OOS
85627174 Aug 27, 2025 CO L2 3AKJGHDV0FSGS7096
83249379 Nov 24, 2024 CO L3 3AKJGHDV0FSGS7096
81313227 Apr 4, 2024 CO L1 3AKJGHDV0FSGS7096
81005119 Feb 26, 2024 CO L3 3AKJGHDV0FSGS7096
79224727 Jul 23, 2023 CO L3 3AKJGHDV0FSGS7096

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Recent activity at GARDEN CITY KS

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88796103 Aug 24, 2026 JOSE ANTONIO ACOSTA TRUCKING LLC 9 OOS