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Roadside Inspection 84430608

Roadside inspection on Apr 16, 2025 in Michigan • Carrier: VS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1649745) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84430608
Date:
Apr 16, 2025
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
VS EXPRESS INC (1649745)
Operating authority:
MC607280
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1221608 (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 24.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.68 violations per inspection across 144 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
6
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 7,447 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
113 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
10
7 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
40
28 violations · 4 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
113
75 violations · 15 OOS · 0.66 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-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 4V4NC9EH3RN657170 IL P1221608 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XR6940901 ME 933661ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024 —

Violations Cited

6 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
393.40A-B Brake - Inadequate braking system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
84963796 Jun 14, 2025 IA L3 HWY 2 AND 195TH 1 —
84902748 Jun 8, 2025 IA L2 — 2 —
84866948 Jun 3, 2025 CA L3 SAN LUIS OBISPO 1 —
84895950 Jun 2, 2025 MN L1 WEST LAKELAND MN 2 OOS
84857433 Jun 2, 2025 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 —
84838020 May 31, 2025 ND L1 FARGO ND 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89308715 Oct 20, 2026 MI L3 4V4NC9EH3RN657170 —
89277305 Oct 13, 2026 GA L3 4V4NC9EH3RN657170 OOS
86956977 Feb 3, 2026 IL L2 1UYVS253XR6940901 OOS
86016110 Oct 8, 2025 MI L2 4V4NC9EH3RN657170 —
85902347 Sep 27, 2025 TN L1 1UYVS253XR6940901 OOS
84629964 May 6, 2025 FL L3 4V4NC9EH3RN657170 —
82350484 Aug 5, 2024 CO L1 4V4NC9EH3RN657170 —

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