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Roadside Inspection 89309307

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2026 in West Virginia • Carrier: UNIVERSE CARGO GROUP INC (USDOT 2549801) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89309307
Date:
Oct 20, 2026
State:
West Virginia
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRUCETON MILLS WV
Operating authority:
MC888149
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R681144 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.74 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 3 median in West Virginia
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 3,975 Level 3 inspections in West Virginia during 2026
vs typical at BRUCETON MILLS WV
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 473 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 691,233 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
33 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
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
8 violations · 0 OOS · 1.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
25 violations · 2 OOS · 0.76 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (8 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.74 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4PSUL8949 TX R681144 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3UTVS2531S8294328 ME 5448798 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2025 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness 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
89341366 Oct 23, 2026 PA L3 ALLEGHENY TWP PA 1 —
89309374 Oct 20, 2026 WV L3 BRUCETON MILLS WV 1 —
89251665 Oct 13, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 2 —
89078493 Sep 23, 2026 PA L3 TODD TOWNSHIP PA 3 —
89005017 Sep 14, 2026 TX L3 TX 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86960790 Jan 30, 2026 MO L2 3AKJHHDR4PSUL8949 —
85400476 Jul 31, 2025 TX L3 3UTVS2531S8294328 —
83366585 Nov 27, 2024 TX L1 3AKJHHDR4PSUL8949 —
82946822 Oct 18, 2024 TN L3 3AKJHHDR4PSUL8949 —
82480427 Aug 26, 2024 SD L3 3AKJHHDR4PSUL8949 OOS
81742704 May 29, 2024 MO L2 3AKJHHDR4PSUL8949 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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Recent activity at BRUCETON MILLS WV

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