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Roadside Inspection 89068567

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 326966) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89068567
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FREDERICK MD
Operating authority:
MC204764
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
0278F4 (MD)

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 11.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.54 violations per inspection across 589 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,848 Level 1 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at FREDERICK MD
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,623 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,059 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
145 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
6
11 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
33 violations · 8 OOS · 1.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
145
282 violations · 39 OOS · 1.94 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLD58GLHT1206 MD 0278F4 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC4626661023073 ME 3434933 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2006 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-DLDSJM Driveline/Driveshaft - Any horizontal or vertical movement of slip joint yoke shaft of greater than 1/2 inch, with hand pressure only. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
89107325 Sep 24, 2026 SC L2 CHAPIN SC 1 OOS
89069323 Sep 21, 2026 MD L1 FREDERICK MD 3 —
89061878 Sep 21, 2026 MD L1 FREDERICK MD 1 —
88999383 Sep 15, 2026 US L1 SUFFOLK VA 2 —
88959753 Sep 10, 2026 PA L1 MANHEIM TOWNSHIP PA 4 OOS
88940976 Sep 8, 2026 SC L3 GASTON SC 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87349599 Mar 17, 2026 MD L1 1FUJGLD58GLHT1206 OOS
86928015 Jan 29, 2026 MD L1 1FUJGLD58GLHT1206 OOS
85903835 Sep 29, 2025 US L2 1FUJGLD58GLHT1206 OOS
85612821 Aug 20, 2025 MD L1 1FUJGLD58GLHT1206 —
84081008 Mar 7, 2025 PA L2 1FUJGLD58GLHT1206 OOS
83240769 Nov 22, 2024 MD L1 1FUJGLD58GLHT1206 —

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