Roadside Inspection 88834476

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: ESSENTIAL CARGO INC (USDOT 3673795) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88834476
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TERRE HAUTE IN
Operating authority:
MC1274725
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
38751PF (NY)

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 16.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.67 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,285 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at TERRE HAUTE IN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,258 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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)
11%
9 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
12 violations · 5 OOS · 1.33 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 3AKJHHDRXMSMU2919 NY 38751PF FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538M7386017 ME 5481994 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2021

Violations Cited

4 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
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
88636473 Aug 5, 2026 OH L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87788884 May 5, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMU2919 OOS
86606352 Dec 17, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMU2919 OOS
86323378 Nov 12, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMU2919 OOS
85412234 Aug 1, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS2538M7386017
83634895 Jan 16, 2025 AR L3 3AKJHHDRXMSMU2919
82601097 Sep 1, 2024 IN L2 3AKJHHDRXMSMU2919
82601097 Sep 1, 2024 IN L2 1UYVS2538M7386017
82303693 Jul 31, 2024 TX L2 1UYVS2538M7386017

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