Roadside Inspection 86808043

Roadside inspection on Jan 14, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: MB DIRECTIONAL LLC (USDOT 4471539) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86808043
Date:
Jan 14, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US-59 SB APPLEBY
Carrier (USDOT):
MB DIRECTIONAL LLC (4471539)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RCD2086 (TX)

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 Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 2 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 104,783 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL9NG100708 TX RCD2086 RAM 3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4R7BF2021NN221639 TX 441458M TOP HAT INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Topk
Top Hat Industries 2022

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness OOS
392.9A Failing to secure load 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9BA-INACTIVE When required to have a USDOT number, operating a commercial motor vehicle with a de-activated or inactive USDOT number. Unsafe Driving

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
86667360 Dec 18, 2025 TX L1 9 OOS

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