Roadside Inspection 88799879

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO (USDOT 112071) • Vehicle: Freightliner TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88799879
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B
Vehicle:
Freightliner TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VE2008 (MI)
VIN:
3AJGND17LDLR7713

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 34.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.87 violations per inspection across 149 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,560 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 442 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
5
4 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)
13%
47 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
3
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
10 violations · 0 OOS · 1.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
47
75 violations · 12 OOS · 1.60 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AJGND17LDLR7713 MI VE2008 Freightliner
2 SEMI-TRAILER 56VBE1423GM629036 MI E684791 RC TRAILERS
Ticket: Mtci
RC Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.134B-CRHLC Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.134B-CRHLC Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container. 7 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 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
88799924 Aug 26, 2026 MI L3 MI 0
88666988 Aug 11, 2026 MI L3 1
88636981 Aug 7, 2026 MI L3 1
88562849 Jul 30, 2026 MI L3 FOWLERVILLE SCALE E/B 1
88404347 Jul 14, 2026 MI L3 1
88327051 Jul 6, 2026 MI L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88404347 Jul 14, 2026 MI L3 56VBE1423GM629036

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