Roadside Inspection 88806941

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Maine • Carrier: AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM LLC (USDOT 1976838) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88806941
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Maine
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDNEY - SCALES
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
932611 (ME)

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 7.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.87 violations per inspection across 69 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maine
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,698 Level 1 inspections in Maine during 2026
vs typical at SIDNEY - SCALES
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 677 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 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)
65%
17 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.47 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 393.110B3-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B3-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV0NSMS8304 ME 932611 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC125311S3222029 ME 5590468 MANAC TRAILERS USA
Ticket: Trim
Manac 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-OAL Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 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
88623102 Aug 4, 2026 MA L2 H-DEERFIELD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86804054 Jan 14, 2026 ME L3 3AKJHLDV0NSMS8304
85594050 Aug 25, 2025 ME L2 3AKJHLDV0NSMS8304
84315108 Apr 4, 2025 ME L3 3AKJHLDV0NSMS8304
83610533 Jan 14, 2025 ME L2 3AKJHLDV0NSMS8304

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