Roadside Inspection 88851998

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: OPTIMUS CARRIER SERVICES INC (USDOT 3467979) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88851998
Date:
Aug 29, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I 64 W/B MP 117
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Wese
Plate:
XE231J (FL)

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 40.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.95 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,569 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 554,421 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
4
13 violations · 3 OOS · 3.25 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 393.75G-LOAD (Weight carried exceeds tire load limit, severity weight 3). (393.75G-LOAD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKHAEAV47PY61947 FL XE231J WESTERN STAR
Ticket: Wese
4900 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AJ1444EG481101 FL QB82HD COTTRELL C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11 2014

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2DIM Dimension Violation (Width / Height / Length) 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.25F Stop lamp violations 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55D2 CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75G-LOAD Weight carried exceeds tire load limit 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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
84777607 May 22, 2025 FL L2 5KKHAEAV47PY61947
84777607 May 22, 2025 FL L2 5E0AJ1444EG481101
83844319 Feb 10, 2025 MO L3 5E0AJ1444EG481101 OOS
83844319 Feb 10, 2025 MO L3 5KKHAEAV47PY61947 OOS
83070108 Oct 31, 2024 FL L2 5KKHAEAV47PY61947 OOS
83070108 Oct 31, 2024 FL L2 5E0AJ1444EG481101 OOS
83015688 Oct 28, 2024 OK L2 5KKHAEAV47PY61947
83015688 Oct 28, 2024 OK L2 5E0AJ1444EG481101

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