Roadside Inspection 80328352

Roadside inspection on Dec 5, 2023 in US • Carrier: MEP TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1195326) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80328352
Date:
Dec 5, 2023
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DOUGLAS AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
MEP TRUCKING LLC (1195326)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C9A5AVA (AZ)

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 21.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 3.54 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 34,325 Level 1 inspections in US during 2023
vs typical at DOUGLAS AZ
7
Heavier than station median (6)
Median of 206 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 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
8%
13 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
5
20 violations · 3 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
46 violations · 6 OOS · 3.54 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 393.106D-C (Cargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported., severity weight 3). (393.106D-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631 AZ C9A5AVA FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1482C3W1583340 AZ 6LA6C8A FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1998

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
393.104F3-C Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.106D-C Cargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light). 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
80699540 Jan 20, 2024 US L1 DOUGLAS AZ 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87040968 Jan 5, 2026 US L1 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631 OOS
86539132 Dec 9, 2025 US L1 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631
85877213 Sep 23, 2025 US L1 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631
85837686 Sep 18, 2025 US L1 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631 OOS
85605435 Aug 26, 2025 US L3 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631
85516846 Aug 13, 2025 US L1 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631 OOS
85479165 Aug 12, 2025 US L3 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631
85479148 Aug 11, 2025 US L3 1FUJGLD51FLGT2631

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