Roadside Inspection 88947753

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: VALU AUTO LLC (USDOT 3401524) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88947753
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
VALU AUTO LLC (3401524)
Operating authority:
MC1094963
Vehicle:
HINO L6 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3881167 (IN)

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 2.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.25 violations per inspection across 261 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 15,917 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PA
1
On par with station median (1.5)
Median of 38 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
58 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
19 violations · 2 OOS · 4.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
58
70 violations · 10 OOS · 1.21 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 3.8× their typical violation rate (19 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.25 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 393.23-LEU (Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail)., severity weight 2). (393.23-LEU)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ7ET2T5T50123 IN 3881167 HINO L6 2026

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.23-LEU Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or looose pigtail). 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
88613649 Aug 5, 2026 PA L2 4 OOS
88428994 Jul 16, 2026 NJ L1 KNOWLTON SCALE 2

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