Roadside Inspection 89034487

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: DIRECT TRUCKING CORP (USDOT 673488) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89034487
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHESTERTON IN
Operating authority:
MC314551
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1368473 (IL)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 1.43 violations per inspection across 88 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,462 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at CHESTERTON IN
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,504 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 599,292 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)
20%
15 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
24 violations · 2 OOS · 1.60 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.43 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TG29N496952 IL P1368473 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2009
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K4VS505002 ME C587427 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2027

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) 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
89006602 Sep 14, 2026 GA L3 ATLANTA GA 2
88647565 Aug 7, 2026 FL L2 1
88605365 Aug 3, 2026 IL L3 0
88562297 Jul 29, 2026 IN L3 0
88449940 Jul 18, 2026 MI L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87762090 May 4, 2026 MI L2 4V4NC9TG29N496952
78729914 May 23, 2023 IN L3 4V4NC9TG29N496952

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