Roadside Inspection 88831764

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: SHELLS INC (USDOT 357126) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88831764
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DEFIANCE OH
Carrier (USDOT):
SHELLS INC (357126)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3780438 (IN)

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 Ohio
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,027 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at DEFIANCE OH
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 160 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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 393.75A3-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 3AKJHLDV8SSVJ6304 IN 3780438 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0621JT100462 IN P118501 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82DUMT Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone. 10 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 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
87122856 Feb 19, 2026 IN L3 3AKJHLDV8SSVJ6304

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