Roadside Inspection 80329049

Roadside inspection on Dec 5, 2023 in Indiana • Carrier: MICHAEL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3529056) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80329049
Date:
Dec 5, 2023
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST HARRISON IN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL29425 (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 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.77 violations per inspection across 30 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,214 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2023
vs typical at WEST HARRISON IN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 244 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
30 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
5
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
17 violations · 2 OOS · 1.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
53 violations · 4 OOS · 1.77 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7KSKB4143 AZ AL29425 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531N3649618 AZ 6JA01F UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022

Violations Cited

2 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
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 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
80738553 Jan 31, 2024 MO L3 JOPLIN MO 2
80627330 Jan 16, 2024 NM L3 NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY 1
80591548 Jan 10, 2024 MI L3 0
80547295 Jan 5, 2024 OH L3 OH 1
80403662 Dec 14, 2023 MI L3 1
80346102 Dec 7, 2023 AZ L2 INTERSTATE 10 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88849206 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 1UYVS2531N3649618
88353687 Jul 8, 2026 AR L3 1UYVS2531N3649618
87351031 Mar 20, 2026 TN L3 1UYVS2531N3649618
87348000 Mar 19, 2026 TN L3 1UYVS2531N3649618
85604001 Aug 27, 2025 SD L3 1UYVS2531N3649618
85143790 Jul 1, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS2531N3649618
85107351 Jun 30, 2025 AZ L3 1UYVS2531N3649618
84931107 Jun 11, 2025 LA L3 1UYVS2531N3649618

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