Roadside Inspection 88850281

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION (USDOT 2538853) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88850281
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FROSTBURG MD
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1209699 (AL)

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 4.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.86 violations per inspection across 565 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,476 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at FROSTBURG MD
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,481 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 413,791 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)
60%
124 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
8
11 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
15 violations · 1 OOS · 0.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
124
106 violations · 13 OOS · 0.85 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH6RN637382 AL 1209699 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H6KF432XR3122656 ME 5159017 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 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
88840583 Aug 26, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88810813 Aug 26, 2026 IN L1 TERRE HAUTE IN 1
88809830 Aug 25, 2026 LA L3 SLIDELL LA 0
88796844 Aug 24, 2026 AZ L2 PARKS AZ 4
88733702 Aug 18, 2026 UT L2 1
88707110 Aug 14, 2026 OR L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85349712 Jul 28, 2025 NM L1 4V4NC9EH6RN637382
82242827 Jul 25, 2024 KS L3 4V4NC9EH6RN637382
82010768 Jul 1, 2024 NV L2 4V4NC9EH6RN637382
81237690 Mar 27, 2024 GA L3 4V4NC9EH6RN637382
81257683 Mar 26, 2024 IL L3 4V4NC9EH6RN637382

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