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Roadside Inspection 89088035

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: EXEL INC (USDOT 482746) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89088035
Date:
Sep 23, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLUFFTON OH
Carrier (USDOT):
EXEL INC (482746)
Operating authority:
MC145300
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2929795 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.57 violations per inspection across 1,495 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Ohio
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 20,075 Level 3 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at BLUFFTON OH
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 56 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 627,134 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
314 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
27
28 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
72
49 violations · 3 OOS · 0.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
314
186 violations · 29 OOS · 0.59 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHTDVXLSMC5256 IN 2929795 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5323RT404863 ME 5193273 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2024 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.21TB3-OPERBY Operating a CMV without the words "Operated By" when required. — General/Admin —

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
89051265 Sep 21, 2026 KY L3 SHELBYVILLE KY 0 —
89023886 Sep 17, 2026 SC L3 BLYTHEWOOD SC 1 —
89023639 Sep 15, 2026 CO L1 RAYMER CO 3 —
89000416 Sep 15, 2026 NM L3 NM 0 —
88998198 Sep 14, 2026 ID L1 HOLLISTER ID 0 —
88964576 Sep 11, 2026 MI L3 MI 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84902121 Jun 8, 2025 NC L3 5V8VC5323RT404863 —
79174184 Jul 13, 2023 OH L3 3AKJHTDVXLSMC5256 —
78632293 May 16, 2023 OH L1 3AKJHTDVXLSMC5256 —

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