Roadside Inspection 88814928

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: NS EMPIRE INC (USDOT 3449946) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88814928
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MINDEN LA
Carrier (USDOT):
NS EMPIRE INC (3449946)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP86279 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Louisiana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,723 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at MINDEN LA
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 452 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2JSJC6793 CA YP86279 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536K2525006 CA 4UU6244 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
87112837 Feb 20, 2026 LA L3 3AKJHHDR2JSJC6793
86693016 Dec 28, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHDR2JSJC6793
86693016 Dec 28, 2025 NM L3 1UYVS2536K2525006
85852032 Sep 21, 2025 MS L3 3AKJHHDR2JSJC6793
85161039 Jul 8, 2025 AL L3 3AKJHHDR2JSJC6793
85161039 Jul 8, 2025 AL L3 1UYVS2536K2525006
84298577 Apr 2, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2536K2525006
83397322 Dec 14, 2024 LA L3 1UYVS2536K2525006 OOS

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