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Roadside Inspection 89132165

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: AMBER EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4194670) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89132165
Date:
Sep 28, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
020 - MARION - I-57 S/B
Carrier (USDOT):
AMBER EXPRESS LLC (4194670)
Operating authority:
MC1617117
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1270393 (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.77 violations per inspection across 866 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,532 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2026
vs typical at 020 - MARION - I-57 S/B
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 177 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 615,797 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)
57%
417 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
34
21 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
85
46 violations · 10 OOS · 0.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
417
290 violations · 36 OOS · 0.70 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9SSVV7444 IL P1270393 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D0GL898088 IL 537995ST WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2016 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2MI Miscellaneous Traffic Law Violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.8F04 Driver failed to record total miles driven for each 24 hour period. — Hours of Service —

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
89129488 Sep 29, 2026 NC L3 MONROE NC 0 —
89120630 Sep 28, 2026 PA L2 PITTSTON TOWNSHIP PA 1 OOS
89116838 Sep 28, 2026 NC L3 LUMBERTON NC 0 —
89098507 Sep 24, 2026 SC L2 CLINTON SC 1 —
89098404 Sep 24, 2026 SC L3 GREENWOOD SC 0 —
89092571 Sep 24, 2026 IL L3 033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86926733 Jan 28, 2026 GA L3 1JJV532D0GL898088 —
86061909 Oct 11, 2025 IN L3 3AKJHHDR9SSVV7444 —
82681154 Sep 16, 2024 LA L3 1JJV532D0GL898088 —
78359206 Apr 15, 2023 AL L2 1JJV532D0GL898088 OOS

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