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Roadside Inspection 89217870

Roadside inspection on Oct 7, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: STEPHENS PIPE & STEEL LLC (USDOT 280534)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89217870
Date:
Oct 7, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WILMINGTON OH

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 14.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 624 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,191 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at WILMINGTON OH
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,641 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 490,520 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)
52%
168 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
12
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
43
32 violations · 2 OOS · 0.74 per inspection
Prior 365 days
168
132 violations · 25 OOS · 0.79 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
89279534 Oct 16, 2026 NC L1 STATESVILLE NC 0 —
89262799 Oct 14, 2026 AL L2 BRUNDIDGE AL 0 —
89199181 Oct 7, 2026 NC L1 HILLSBOROUGH NC 0 —
89198125 Oct 7, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0 —
89159074 Sep 30, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 1 —
89152506 Sep 30, 2026 IN L1 SEYMOUR IN 0 —

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