Roadside Inspection 82185129

Roadside inspection on Jul 17, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: MIDLAND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3147342) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
2
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82185129
Date:
Jul 17, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NORTHFIELD MN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAV4357 (MN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 37.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
12
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.07 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Minnesota
12
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,765 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
12
11 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
41 violations · 5 OOS · 3.15 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 393.45(d) (Brake connections with leaks or constrictions, severity weight 4). (393.45(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR9DLBL6041 MN PAV4357 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534FP130203 MN STB5628 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss 7 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78(a) Windshield condition defective 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.203(e) Cab front bumper missing/unsecured/protrude 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service

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
82259731 Jul 25, 2024 MN L3 WEST LAKELAND MN 1
82111993 Jul 12, 2024 IL L3 0
81795370 Jun 4, 2024 IL L3 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88423368 Jul 14, 2026 KS L2 1UYVS2534FP130203

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