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Roadside Inspection 89009928

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in Washington • Carrier: NORTH SKY COMMUNICATIONS LLC (USDOT 691616) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89009928
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
Washington
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FEDERAL WAY WA
Vehicle:
FORD F-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
YASH321 (OR)

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 15.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.03 violations per inspection across 187 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,229 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2026
vs typical at FEDERAL WAY WA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,672 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 605,967 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)
51%
81 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
4
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
15 violations · 3 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
81
81 violations · 16 OOS · 1.00 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 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 1FDTF4GTXGEA29064 OR YASH321 FORD F-450 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7JEPU1424MG001334 OR HW01606 LUCON
Ticket: Unknown
Lucon 2021 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104B-C Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89063252 Sep 22, 2026 OR L2 WOODBURN OR 1 —
89036449 Sep 18, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 4 OOS
89039898 Sep 17, 2026 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0 —
88970542 Sep 11, 2026 CA L2 SOUTH SACRAMENTO AREA 2 OOS
88996375 Sep 10, 2026 WA L3 FEDERAL WAY WA 0 —
88956959 Sep 8, 2026 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 3 —

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