Roadside Inspection 88998473

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3690658) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
3
23% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88998473
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIFFLIN TWP PA
Operating authority:
MC1287420
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
WJC7659 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 54.

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
13
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.22 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
13
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,269 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at MIFFLIN TWP PA
13
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 255 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
13
12 more than the median (1)
Compared to 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
6 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
9 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL4FG688295 TX WJC7659 RAM 3500 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7HYGF4029PH002647 TX 014569M NWT HOLDINGS, LLC NWT Holdings, LLC 2023

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24D-ELDPT HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver''s hours-of-service records in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the motor carrier. 3 Hours of Service
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24C2II-ELDTN HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer unmber. 1 Hours of Service
395.24C2III-ELDSDN HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number. 1 Hours of Service

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
89000740 Sep 15, 2026 PA L3 FRANCONIA TOWNSHIP PA 10

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89000740 Sep 15, 2026 PA L3 3C63RRGL4FG688295
89000740 Sep 15, 2026 PA L3 7HYGF4029PH002647
87084971 Feb 18, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRGL4FG688295
87084971 Feb 18, 2026 TN L1 7HYGF4029PH002647
86310394 Nov 13, 2025 IN L2 7HYGF4029PH002647
86310394 Nov 13, 2025 IN L2 3C63RRGL4FG688295
85754075 Sep 10, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRGL4FG688295
85754075 Sep 10, 2025 TN L1 7HYGF4029PH002647

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Recent activity at MIFFLIN TWP PA

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