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Roadside Inspection 89257549

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: RAL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3588558) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89257549
Date:
Oct 12, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARROLL OH
Carrier (USDOT):
RAL TRUCKING INC (3588558)
Operating authority:
MC1214659
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
010193A (KY)

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 23.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.02 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,191 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at CARROLL OH
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 91 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
7
6 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)
39%
18 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
3
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
17 violations · 3 OOS · 0.94 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGECK79LAG4131 KY 010193A FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2009 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0626PJ438783 ME 225837G GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89143819 Sep 29, 2026 IL L3 INTERSTATE 70 EB 0 —
89030503 Sep 17, 2026 KY L2 — 1 —
88994827 Sep 15, 2026 KY L3 WILLIAMSBURG KY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86580860 Dec 16, 2025 KY L3 1FUJGECK79LAG4131 —
86030551 Oct 13, 2025 KY L2 1FUJGECK79LAG4131 —
86014808 Oct 10, 2025 KY L3 1FUJGECK79LAG4131 —
85967251 Oct 3, 2025 KY L2 1GR1P0626PJ438783 OOS
80344587 Dec 7, 2023 IA L2 1GR1P0626PJ438783 —
79494145 Aug 24, 2023 KY L1 1FUJGECK79LAG4131 OOS
79302722 Aug 1, 2023 KY L1 1FUJGECK79LAG4131 —

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