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Roadside Inspection 80943149

Roadside inspection on Feb 23, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: ROYAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 838117) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80943149
Date:
Feb 23, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I-75 SB @ 34 MM
Carrier (USDOT):
ROYAL EXPRESS INC (838117)
Operating authority:
MC366258
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R697356 (TX)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 0.64 violations per inspection across 492 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Michigan
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 17,855 Level 3 inspections in Michigan during 2024

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 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
62%
490 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
44
19 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
158
84 violations · 8 OOS · 0.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
490
317 violations · 45 OOS · 0.65 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH8RN651543 TX R697356 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K6PS492384 ME 5153165 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2023 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV 10 Unsafe Driving —

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
81465894 Apr 23, 2024 AZ L1 SAN SIMON AZ 1 OOS
81463183 Apr 23, 2024 IN L3 I70 EB 9MM 2 —
81449095 Apr 23, 2024 TX L2 — 0 —
81427625 Apr 23, 2024 US L1 DEL RIO TX 0 —
81424264 Apr 22, 2024 TX L2 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 0 —
81421882 Apr 22, 2024 MI L3 MILLETT HWY 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85827628 Sep 17, 2025 TX L2 3H3V532K6PS492384 —
85658882 Aug 29, 2025 TX L2 3H3V532K6PS492384 —
85031349 Jun 19, 2025 TX L2 3H3V532K6PS492384 —
83779712 Jan 31, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9EH8RN651543 —
83356431 Dec 3, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9EH8RN651543 —
81297512 Apr 5, 2024 TX L2 3H3V532K6PS492384 —
80741804 Feb 1, 2024 KY L1 4V4NC9EH8RN651543 —

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