Roadside Inspection 87478778

Roadside inspection on Mar 24, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: EXPRESS MATERIALS SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1975084) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87478778
Date:
Mar 24, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX21 SCALES
Vehicle:
MACK CHU (Pinnacle) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N61517 (TX)

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 40.

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 this carrier's typical
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.73 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 103,665 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX21 SCALES
9
Heavier than station median (5)
Median of 131 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 540,806 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
8 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
8
32 violations · 2 OOS · 4.00 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 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN09Y9FM019081 TX 1N61517 MACK CHU (Pinnacle) 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1HLS1M7B2F3T71711 TX 098998M HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL 2015

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
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 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
393.55C1 Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86006348 Oct 7, 2025 TX L2 1M1AN09Y9FM019081
85713168 Sep 2, 2025 TX L1 1M1AN09Y9FM019081
85384180 Jul 22, 2025 TX L2 1M1AN09Y9FM019081 OOS
84914885 Jun 5, 2025 TX L4 1M1AN09Y9FM019081
84686679 May 14, 2025 TX L1 1HLS1M7B2F3T71711
80315252 Nov 28, 2023 TX L4 1HLS1M7B2F3T71711
79233199 Jul 24, 2023 NM L3 1M1AN09Y9FM019081
79145212 Jul 13, 2023 NM L3 1M1AN09Y9FM019081

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