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Roadside Inspection 89034153

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY INC (USDOT 452487) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89034153
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EAST CARROLL TWP PA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3454794 (IN)

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 14.

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 0.82 violations per inspection across 134 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 18,017 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026

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 678,492 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)
60%
40 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
28 violations · 4 OOS · 0.70 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVHC5DV7RHUK7529 IN 3454794 FREIGHTLINER M2 2024 —

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
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104F3-C Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown 3 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
89227425 Oct 8, 2026 PA L1 MILLERSVILLE PA 0 —
89211095 Oct 8, 2026 PA L3 — 0 —
89191408 Oct 6, 2026 VA L2 WAYNESBORO VA 1 —
89024352 Sep 16, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0 —
88958218 Sep 10, 2026 NJ L3 NJ 0 —
88748044 Aug 19, 2026 PA L1 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81856125 Jun 11, 2024 PA L3 1FVHC5DV7RHUK7529 —
81387994 Apr 17, 2024 PA L3 1FVHC5DV7RHUK7529 —

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