Roadside Inspection 89001499

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: API TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3010989) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89001499
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SLIDELL LA
Carrier (USDOT):
API TRUCKING INC (3010989)
Operating authority:
MC29086
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
377BPL (SC)

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 16.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.79 violations per inspection across 53 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,141 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at SLIDELL LA
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,077 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL1RG416887 SC 377BPL RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3NGGF4029R1000086 SC TL98109 METALIUM INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Trail King
METALIUM INDUSTRIES 2024

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88918677 Sep 4, 2026 AR L1 LONOKE AR 0
88753564 Aug 20, 2026 SC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87583949 Apr 15, 2026 NY L2 3C63RRGL1RG416887
87544629 Apr 8, 2026 TN L1 3C63RRGL1RG416887
87114657 Feb 20, 2026 NC L1 3C63RRGL1RG416887
85702588 Sep 4, 2025 WI L2 3C63RRGL1RG416887
82711665 Sep 18, 2024 TN L1 3NGGF4029R1000086
82609754 Sep 7, 2024 IA L3 3NGGF4029R1000086
81865582 Jun 12, 2024 OK L1 3NGGF4029R1000086
80955605 Feb 27, 2024 TN L3 3NGGF4029R1000086

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