Roadside Inspection 86667360

Roadside inspection on Dec 18, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: MB DIRECTIONAL LLC (USDOT 4471539) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86667360
Date:
Dec 18, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
1007 US 259 S
Carrier (USDOT):
MB DIRECTIONAL LLC (4471539)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
87J9JA (MO)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 37.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 393.9TS (Inoperative turn signal, severity weight 6). (393.9TS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGLXPG542033 MO 87J9JA RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16VGX252XD2382021 TX 907118K BIG TEX
Ticket: Other
Big Tex 2013

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
86831939 Jan 17, 2026 AR L3 BENTON AR 3 OOS
86808043 Jan 14, 2026 TX L2 US-59 SB APPLEBY 6 OOS

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