Roadside Inspection 85655831

Roadside inspection on Sep 1, 2025 in Illinois • Carrier: MLS CAPITAL INC (USDOT 3648044) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85655831
Date:
Sep 1, 2025
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
MLS CAPITAL INC (3648044)
Operating authority:
MC1256343
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P1295488 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 45.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.30 violations per inspection across 63 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,520 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
7
6 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)
30%
63 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
63
208 violations · 23 OOS
Prior 90 days
63
208 violations · 23 OOS · 3.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
63
208 violations · 23 OOS · 3.30 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 391.11B2-S (Driver must be able to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, severity weight 4). (391.11B2-S)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8W3GT0MEC76556 IL P1295488 FORD F-350 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5035PL002546 IL 100330TG KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2023

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.35 Fraudulent record(s). 10 General/Admin
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2UCR Failure to pay UCR Fee 8 Unsafe Driving
395.11G Failing to provide supporting documents in the driver's possession upon request 7 Hours of Service
395.8E False report of drivers record of duty status 7 Hours of Service
391.11B2-S Driver must be able to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language 4 Driver Fitness OOS
395.30B1 Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service

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
86223893 Oct 31, 2025 TX L2 6 OOS
86215271 Oct 31, 2025 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 1 OOS
86210776 Oct 31, 2025 CA L3 1
86207760 Oct 31, 2025 MI L1 1
86249887 Oct 30, 2025 IN L1 SEYMOUR IN 7 OOS
86218471 Oct 30, 2025 VA L1 SANDSTON VA 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88969196 Sep 11, 2026 PA L1 1FD8W3GT0MEC76556 OOS
88624126 Aug 5, 2026 CA L1 1FD8W3GT0MEC76556
85651318 Aug 27, 2025 VA L1 1FD8W3GT0MEC76556
85651318 Aug 27, 2025 VA L1 5VGFW5035PL002546

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