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Roadside Inspection 83966442

Roadside inspection on Feb 20, 2025 in Indiana • Carrier: MS TRANS INC (USDOT 2168402) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83966442
Date:
Feb 20, 2025
State:
Indiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MERRILLVILLE IN
Carrier (USDOT):
MS TRANS INC (2168402)
Operating authority:
MC894682
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1002704 (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in Indiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 17,075 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2025
vs typical at MERRILLVILLE IN
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 164 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0FN178538 IL P1002704 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0628HK267286 IL 974192ST GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1987 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100C-C Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86991063 Feb 2, 2026 IN L2 4V4NC9EH0FN178538 —
82407703 Mar 18, 2024 IL L3 1GRAP0628HK267286 —
82407703 Mar 18, 2024 IL L3 4V4NC9EH0FN178538 —
81022011 Feb 27, 2024 IN L1 1GRAP0628HK267286 —
81022011 Feb 27, 2024 IN L1 4V4NC9EH0FN178538 —

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