Roadside Inspection 88970270

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Nebraska • Carrier: PAULSEN INC (USDOT 68085) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET 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 #:
88970270
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Nebraska
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON NE
Carrier (USDOT):
PAULSEN INC (68085)
Operating authority:
MC783217
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1816B (NE)

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 1.22 violations per inspection across 45 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Nebraska
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 2,032 Level 1 inspections in Nebraska during 2026
vs typical at LEXINGTON NE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 45 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 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)
73%
11 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
6 violations · 2 OOS · 0.55 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1GC1CUEG5JF203666 NE 1816B CHEVROLET Silverado 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5DL1421G1254448 NE 18X580 PJ PJ 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 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
88689985 Aug 13, 2026 NE L3 0

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