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Roadside Inspection 85247726

Roadside inspection on Jul 15, 2025 in California • Carrier: MG FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 4223358) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85247726
Date:
Jul 15, 2025
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MG FREIGHT LLC (4223358)
Operating authority:
MC1632788
Vehicle:
FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
5069AW (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 Level 2 median in California
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 129,168 Level 2 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,036 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
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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 FL 5069AW FORD F-250 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P53F492XN1374159 FL 19EKAV PJ
Ticket: Trailer
PJ 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
395.34A1-ELDDFN HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours. 5 Hours of Service —
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 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
85672818 Sep 2, 2025 NE L3 HEBRON 81 SCALE 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89088346 Sep 23, 2026 FL L3 4P53F492XN1374159 OOS
87292772 Mar 12, 2026 GA L1 4P53F492XN1374159 —
83146977 Nov 12, 2024 IA L3 4P53F492XN1374159 OOS
83146977 Nov 12, 2024 IA L3 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 OOS
82826467 Oct 2, 2024 KS L1 4P53F492XN1374159 —
82826467 Oct 2, 2024 KS L1 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 —
81586078 May 11, 2024 MO L1 1FT7W2BTXJEB25902 —
81586078 May 11, 2024 MO L1 4P53F492XN1374159 —

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