Roadside Inspection 82776594

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2024 in Louisiana • Carrier: MLS EXPRESS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3647394) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82776594
Date:
Sep 25, 2024
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XB721K (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 21.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.80 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Louisiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 20,371 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 26,614 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
6 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.83 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 383.25(a)(1) (Learner's Permit (CLP) - Is not accompanied by the holder of a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.25(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6JSJW7223 FL XB721K FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534DM549702 FL QA88SN UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2013

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.25(a)(1) Learner's Permit (CLP) - Is not accompanied by the holder of a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
383.25(a)(1) Learner's Permit (CLP) - Is not accompanied by the holder of a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service 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
83071321 Nov 1, 2024 LA L3 LA 3 OOS
82641845 Sep 12, 2024 MD L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85632984 Aug 28, 2025 MS L2 1UYVS2534DM549702 OOS
85174406 Jul 3, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJW7223
83071321 Nov 1, 2024 LA L3 1UYVS2534DM549702 OOS
82544564 Aug 28, 2024 UT L2 3AKJHHDR6JSJW7223 OOS
82481659 Aug 22, 2024 WA L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJW7223 OOS
80956943 Feb 21, 2024 AZ L3 1UYVS2534DM549702
79348572 Aug 4, 2023 CA L2 1UYVS2534DM549702
79057106 Jul 3, 2023 NM L2 1UYVS2534DM549702

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Recent activity at ROADSIDE

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