Roadside Inspection 84395665

Roadside inspection on Apr 13, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: MEK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2916198) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
84395665
Date:
Apr 13, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MEK EXPRESS LLC (2916198)
Operating authority:
MC983719
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWZ5174 (PA)

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 14.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.18 violations per inspection across 62 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,366 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
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)
38%
55 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
5
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
31 violations · 3 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
55
67 violations · 6 OOS · 1.22 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7LSLK0226 PA PWZ5174 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9LR165617 TN 016192T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
84957735 Jun 10, 2025 AR L1 VAN BUREN AR 8 OOS
84911427 Jun 9, 2025 LA L3 JENNINGS LA 0
84901444 Jun 6, 2025 MS L3 BOVINA SCALE I-20 EAST 0
84891709 Jun 4, 2025 MD L3 DARLINGTON MD 0
84887882 Jun 4, 2025 TX L2 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE 2
84873203 Jun 4, 2025 AR L3 LITTLE ROCK AR 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88704504 Aug 13, 2026 CO L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLK0226
85836136 Sep 17, 2025 WA L1 3AKJHHDR7LSLK0226
85775955 Sep 15, 2025 SD L2 3AKJHHDR7LSLK0226 OOS
85545287 Aug 18, 2025 TX L1 3H3V532C9LR165617
83445629 Dec 18, 2024 TN L1 3AKJHHDR7LSLK0226 OOS
80914878 Feb 21, 2024 MS L2 3H3V532C9LR165617

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