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Roadside Inspection 85268409

Roadside inspection on Jul 16, 2025 in Washington • Carrier: MLT TRANS INC (USDOT 1061977) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85268409
Date:
Jul 16, 2025
State:
Washington
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RIDGEFIELD WA
Carrier (USDOT):
MLT TRANS INC (1061977)
Operating authority:
MC443048
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP93566 (CA)

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 12.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.23 violations per inspection across 695 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 25,014 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2025
vs typical at RIDGEFIELD WA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,261 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
2
1 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)
42%
385 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
36
37 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
95
92 violations · 16 OOS · 0.97 per inspection
Prior 365 days
385
496 violations · 75 OOS · 1.29 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH3RN627859 CA YP93566 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C3KR318250 ME 251556D HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
85783110 Sep 12, 2025 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
85805715 Sep 11, 2025 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 2 —
85783241 Sep 10, 2025 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 1 OOS
85782517 Sep 10, 2025 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
85752587 Sep 7, 2025 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —
85751344 Sep 6, 2025 CA L2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88449865 Jul 17, 2026 CA L1 4V4NC9EH3RN627859 —
87849001 May 14, 2026 OR L3 3H3V532C3KR318250 —
86719337 Jan 2, 2026 CA L2 3H3V532C3KR318250 OOS
85587788 Aug 23, 2025 CA L3 3H3V532C3KR318250 —
85586912 Aug 23, 2025 CA L1 3H3V532C3KR318250 OOS
85213348 Jul 6, 2025 CA L1 4V4NC9EH3RN627859 —
84952235 Jun 12, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH3RN627859 —
84173105 Mar 13, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH3RN627859 —

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