Roadside Inspection 89055090

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 3648480) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89055090
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RIDGWAY TOWNSHIP PA
Operating authority:
MC1256668
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1237742 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 21.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.78 violations per inspection across 130 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 32,469 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at RIDGWAY TOWNSHIP PA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 64 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 617,811 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
53 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
1
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
23 violations · 2 OOS · 3.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
117 violations · 16 OOS · 2.21 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 391.11B5-LNCDLNVL (License (Non-CDL) - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction., severity weight 8). (391.11B5-LNCDLNVL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXLSKZ6732 IL P1237742 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6PL414327 IL 886972ST WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2023 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL License (Non-CDL) - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving —

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
88865711 Aug 31, 2026 PA L2 STRABAN TOWNSHIP PA 8 OOS
88715128 Aug 15, 2026 TN L3 — 0 —
88709245 Aug 14, 2026 TN L1 — 0 —
88696922 Aug 11, 2026 GA L3 — 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88865711 Aug 31, 2026 PA L2 3AKJHHDRXLSKZ6732 OOS
88865711 Aug 31, 2026 PA L2 1JJV532D6PL414327 OOS
88031350 May 31, 2026 NM L3 3AKJHHDRXLSKZ6732 —
88031350 May 31, 2026 NM L3 1JJV532D6PL414327 —
87507641 Apr 7, 2026 ME L3 3AKJHHDRXLSKZ6732 —
87507641 Apr 7, 2026 ME L3 1JJV532D6PL414327 —
86063302 Oct 14, 2025 FL L2 1JJV532D6PL414327 —
84964301 Jun 13, 2025 KS L3 3AKJHHDRXLSKZ6732 —

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