Roadside Inspection 83135682

Roadside inspection on Nov 7, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: BAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3635172) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83135682
Date:
Nov 7, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
Carrier (USDOT):
BAL EXPRESS INC (3635172)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1148752 (IL)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 Level 2 median in Michigan
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 14,861 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
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 1FUYSSEBXWP780472 IL P1148752 FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional 1998
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531J6177624 IL 879415ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018

Violations Cited

1 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

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
83048844 Oct 30, 2024 KY L3 GEORGETOWN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87209419 Mar 3, 2026 OH L3 1UYVS2531J6177624
86621682 Dec 18, 2025 GA L3 1UYVS2531J6177624
84376009 Apr 10, 2025 IL L3 1FUYSSEBXWP780472
82360742 Aug 8, 2024 OH L1 1UYVS2531J6177624
80698799 Jan 19, 2024 GA L3 1UYVS2531J6177624
79691932 Sep 15, 2023 MO L3 1UYVS2531J6177624

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