Roadside Inspection 88959753

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 326966) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88959753
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PA
Operating authority:
MC204764
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
0896F5 (MD)

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 26.

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 1.53 violations per inspection across 587 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,751 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PA
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 39 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)
36%
150 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
5
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
29 violations · 8 OOS · 1.16 per inspection
Prior 365 days
150
290 violations · 39 OOS · 1.93 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 1FUJGEDV3GLGU9010 MD 0896F5 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 7SPCC4022RN004459 ME 5201602 PRATT INTERMODAL CHASSIS LLC PRATT INTERMODAL CHASSIS LLC 2024

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82DUMT Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone. 10 Unsafe Driving
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
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88940976 Sep 8, 2026 SC L3 GASTON SC 1
88935317 Sep 8, 2026 NC L2 HILLSBOROUGH NC 1 OOS
88834020 Aug 28, 2026 NC L3 ST. PAULS NC 0
88799750 Aug 25, 2026 SC L1 ABBEVILLE SC 3 OOS
88743868 Aug 19, 2026 MD L2 1
88696462 Aug 10, 2026 SC L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87804079 May 8, 2026 MD L2 1FUJGEDV3GLGU9010
86928015 Jan 29, 2026 MD L1 7SPCC4022RN004459 OOS
85640115 Aug 27, 2025 MD L1 1FUJGEDV3GLGU9010
85640115 Aug 27, 2025 MD L1 7SPCC4022RN004459

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