Roadside Inspection 80396294

Roadside inspection on Dec 8, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: MICAR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3042983) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80396294
Date:
Dec 8, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MICAR EXPRESS LLC (3042983)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R590848 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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
3
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.76 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 115,177 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2023
vs typical at IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 82 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
3
2 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)
12%
51 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
4
30 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
68 violations · 9 OOS · 4.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
243 violations · 30 OOS · 4.76 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 392.9A2 (Failing to secure vehicle equipment, severity weight 1). (392.9A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2 Failing to secure vehicle equipment 1 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
80659927 Jan 19, 2024 TX L1 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE 6 OOS
80660456 Jan 18, 2024 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 7 OOS
80767007 Jan 11, 2024 LA L1 BAPTIST SCALES 0
80561001 Jan 4, 2024 TX L1 IH 10 WESTBOUND KINGSBURY 9
80535805 Jan 1, 2024 LA L3 ROADSIDE 2
80538774 Dec 27, 2023 TX L2 IH35 NORTH BOUND RES 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87582370 Apr 14, 2026 US L2 1XKAA49X7CJ287770
87182884 Feb 26, 2026 TX L2 1XKAA49X7CJ287770
85714481 Sep 4, 2025 TX L1 1XKAA49X7CJ287770 OOS
81792828 Jun 5, 2024 MD L2 5V8VA53237M706716

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