Roadside Inspection 89002850

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: ITU ABSORBTECH INC (USDOT 456801) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89002850
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IL-251
Carrier (USDOT):
ITU ABSORBTECH INC (456801)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
200013H (IL)

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 8.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.51 violations per inspection across 193 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Illinois
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,065 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2026
vs typical at IL-251
3
Heavier than station median (1.5)
Median of 36 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 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)
74%
42 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
3
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
14 violations · 2 OOS · 0.33 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 396.3A1BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAEUMML4PL611244 IL 200013H INTERNATIONAL MV607 2023

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS 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
88994802 Sep 14, 2026 IN L1 VALPARAISO IN 4 OOS
88933702 Sep 8, 2026 NC L3 HENDERSONVILLE NC 0
88892888 Sep 3, 2026 NC L2 CHARLOTTE NC 1 OOS
88823174 Aug 26, 2026 MD L1 SYKESVILLE MD 0
88559987 Jul 28, 2026 WI L1 0
88556113 Jul 28, 2026 OH L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86108891 Oct 17, 2025 IL L2 3HAEUMML4PL611244
81784318 May 29, 2024 IL L3 3HAEUMML4PL611244

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