Roadside Inspection 86257589

Roadside inspection on Oct 31, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: VL TRUCKING EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2931850) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
86257589
Date:
Oct 31, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
US180 WB 40
Operating authority:
MC990119
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1302960 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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 0.92 violations per inspection across 377 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025

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)
53%
373 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
53
54 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
131
142 violations · 17 OOS · 1.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
373
348 violations · 49 OOS · 0.93 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-TFL (Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TFL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH5LN204448 IL P1302960 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5323TM606913 TX 322440SB 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
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TFL Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance

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
86699890 Dec 30, 2025 IN L3 WARSAW IN 2
86682912 Dec 30, 2025 MO L2 MAYVIEW MO 7
86682207 Dec 30, 2025 IN L2 GARY IN 2
86659840 Dec 27, 2025 TN L2 NASHVILLE TN 0
86680389 Dec 23, 2025 CA L1 DESERT HILLS CVEF 1
86647692 Dec 23, 2025 MO L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87970822 May 25, 2026 IL L3 4V4NC9EH5LN204448
86818060 Jan 16, 2026 MI L2 4V4NC9EH5LN204448
86818060 Jan 16, 2026 MI L2 5V8VC5323TM606913
85701972 Sep 3, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9EH5LN204448
85701972 Sep 3, 2025 NM L2 5V8VC5323TM606913
82223529 Jul 25, 2024 GA L2 4V4NC9EH5LN204448
81891518 Jun 14, 2024 NE L3 4V4NC9EH5LN204448
79951254 Oct 11, 2023 NY L2 4V4NC9EH5LN204448 OOS

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