Roadside Inspection 88825909

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: MELTON LOGGING LLC (USDOT 3216270) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88825909
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JONESBORO LA
Carrier (USDOT):
MELTON LOGGING LLC (3216270)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER C120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NR80260 (AR)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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 Louisiana
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,780 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 416,521 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 393.209D-STYCIS (Steering - Looseness of the yoke-coupling to the input shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STYCIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA3CG81LH43674 AR NR80260 FREIGHTLINER C120 2001
2 POLE TRAILER 1PELP4023YP000263 AR PT256341 Pitts

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLUCR State/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.209D-STYCIS Steering - Looseness of the yoke-coupling to the input shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
84919879 Jun 9, 2025 LA L2 1FUJA3CG81LH43674 OOS
81038593 Mar 1, 2024 LA L3 1FUJA3CG81LH43674
79676881 Sep 12, 2023 TX L4 1FUJA3CG81LH43674

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