Roadside Inspection 89000740

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

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89000740
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FRANCONIA TOWNSHIP PA
Operating authority:
MC1287420
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
WJC7659 (TX)

What this inspection means

10 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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

Compared to the median Level 3 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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.22 violations per inspection across 49 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
10
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,336 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
10
10 more than the median (0)
Compared to 616,088 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

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

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.9C2-OOSO OOS Order (Repairs) - Operating a CMV after being declared out-of-service when not having completed all required repairs. 10 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9C2-OOSO OOS Order (Repairs) - Operating a CMV after being declared out-of-service when not having completed all required repairs. 10 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
395.32B-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD 5 Hours of Service
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
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
88998473 Sep 15, 2026 PA L2 MIFFLIN TWP PA 13 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88998473 Sep 15, 2026 PA L2 3C63RRGL4FG688295 OOS
88998473 Sep 15, 2026 PA L2 7HYGF4029PH002647 OOS
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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