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Roadside Inspection 84039961

Roadside inspection on Mar 4, 2025 in Iowa • Carrier: MGI EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2112879) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84039961
Date:
Mar 4, 2025
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
I35 SB 144 MM
Carrier (USDOT):
MGI EXPRESS LLC (2112879)
Operating authority:
MC736603
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W990 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXA9867 (OH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.92 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 11,994 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
9 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
3
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
21 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
31 violations · 0 OOS · 3.44 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 393.9T (Inoperable tail lamp, severity weight 6). (393.9T)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XK1P4TX3SJ130081 OH PXA9867 KENWORTH W990 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 57JM05102R35P2911 OH TTQ3078 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
84522420 Apr 29, 2025 NE L3 — 3 —
84209114 Mar 22, 2025 NE L3 — 1 —
84141289 Mar 10, 2025 GA L3 DARIEN GA 2 —
84057783 Mar 5, 2025 TN L3 NASHVILLE TN 2 —
83927423 Feb 19, 2025 WA L3 RIDGEFIELD WA 1 —
83847670 Feb 11, 2025 ID L2 BOISE ID 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87453992 Mar 29, 2026 WY L2 1XK1P4TX3SJ130081 —
86827294 Jan 13, 2026 WA L2 1XK1P4TX3SJ130081 OOS
86827294 Jan 13, 2026 WA L2 57JM05102R35P2911 OOS
84057783 Mar 5, 2025 TN L3 1XK1P4TX3SJ130081 —
84057783 Mar 5, 2025 TN L3 57JM05102R35P2911 —
83927423 Feb 19, 2025 WA L3 57JM05102R35P2911 —
83847670 Feb 11, 2025 ID L2 57JM05102R35P2911 —
83467610 Dec 19, 2024 PA L3 1XK1P4TX3SJ130081 —

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