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Roadside Inspection 89235800

Roadside inspection on Oct 5, 2026 in Minnesota • Carrier: WHALEN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 173701)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89235800
Date:
Oct 5, 2026
State:
Minnesota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST LAKELAND MN
Carrier (USDOT):
WHALEN TRUCKING INC (173701)
Operating authority:
MC147010

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 20.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.81 violations per inspection across 153 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Minnesota
4
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 2,207 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2026
vs typical at WEST LAKELAND MN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,827 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 492,886 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)
55%
40 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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
37 violations · 3 OOS · 0.93 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

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

4 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
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89304643 Oct 19, 2026 MO L1 EAGLEVILLE MO 1 OOS
89034449 Sep 18, 2026 MI L3 MI 0 —
89011375 Sep 15, 2026 AR L3 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 2 —
88763072 Aug 20, 2026 IL L3 — 0 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 173701 — tools open pre-filled.

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