Roadside Inspection 89026385

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: THE L & W TRANSPORT GROUP LLC (USDOT 3665903) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89026385
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE MO
Operating authority:
MC1269264
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC45241 (MI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.70 violations per inspection across 824 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 16,209 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at STEELE MO
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,681 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 598,525 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
34%
215 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
12
20 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
37
71 violations · 11 OOS · 1.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
215
341 violations · 61 OOS · 1.59 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR7KSKM0848 MI RC45241 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4GT260014 MI F333831 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 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
89040113 Sep 18, 2026 IN L1 TERRE HAUTE IN 5 OOS
88987171 Sep 14, 2026 MI L3 MI 1
88992025 Sep 11, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88943054 Sep 9, 2026 KY L3 KUTTAWA KY 0
88903473 Sep 2, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 3 OOS
88896437 Sep 2, 2026 TX L2 TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84361746 Apr 9, 2025 AR L3 3AKJGLDR7KSKM0848
84037727 Mar 4, 2025 KY L1 3AKJGLDR7KSKM0848 OOS
80144293 Nov 10, 2023 TN L3 3H3V532C4GT260014

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