Roadside Inspection 85679113

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2025 in Missouri • Carrier: VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2931850) • 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 #:
85679113
Date:
Sep 3, 2025
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ST CLAIR MO
Operating authority:
MC990119
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1302825 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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 0.85 violations per inspection across 287 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 25,637 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2025
vs typical at ST CLAIR MO
3
Cleaner than station median (4)
Median of 2,076 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)
55%
285 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
41
37 violations · 8 OOS
Prior 90 days
99
105 violations · 20 OOS · 1.06 per inspection
Prior 365 days
285
243 violations · 40 OOS · 0.85 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 177.823A-HMTVMMCNID (HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material., severity weight 5). (177.823A-HMTVMMCNID)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0RSUW9909 IL P1302825 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5322TM606899 TX 322300SB VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2026

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
177.823A-HMTVMMCNID HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. 5 Hazardous Materials OOS
177.801-HMHCNP HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain: 2 Hazardous Materials

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
86257472 Nov 2, 2025 TX L2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE 1
86257589 Oct 31, 2025 TX L2 3 OOS
86214706 Oct 31, 2025 PA L1 PITTSBURGH PA 0
86213162 Oct 31, 2025 OH L3 NEVADA OH 0
86212665 Oct 30, 2025 AZ L2 PHOENIX AZ 0
86238798 Oct 29, 2025 NY L3 TONAWANDA NY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88942043 Sep 9, 2026 NJ L2 5V8VC5322TM606899 OOS
88336028 Jul 7, 2026 PA L3 3AKJHHDR0RSUW9909
88295424 Jun 29, 2026 NM L3 5V8VC5322TM606899
86561409 Dec 12, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHDR0RSUW9909
85979745 Sep 30, 2025 IN L2 3AKJHHDR0RSUW9909
83205626 Nov 19, 2024 IL L2 3AKJHHDR0RSUW9909
82752887 Sep 24, 2024 MO L2 3AKJHHDR0RSUW9909

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