Roadside Inspection 88108996

Roadside inspection on Jun 11, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: GROUND TRAVEL SPECIALIST INC (USDOT 1408093) • Vehicle: VAN HOOL BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88108996
Date:
Jun 11, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MI
Vehicle:
VAN HOOL Commuter Coach BUS
Ticket make:
Vnhl
Plate:
RC47534 (MI)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.17 violations per inspection across 87 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,433 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at MI
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 163 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
2
1 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)
100%
26 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
26
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.17 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 393.62-BEMEI (Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open, close and/or secure as designed)., severity weight 1). (393.62-BEMEI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS YE2CC17B372047206 MI RC47534 VAN HOOL
Ticket: Vnhl
Commuter Coach 2007

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.24D-ELDPT HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver''s hours-of-service records in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the motor carrier. 3 Hours of Service
393.62-BEMEI Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open, close and/or secure as designed). 1 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
88507759 Jul 24, 2026 MI L1 0
88506152 Jul 24, 2026 MI L1 0
88384739 Jul 10, 2026 OH L2 0
88384080 Jul 10, 2026 OH L2 2 OOS
88383989 Jul 10, 2026 OH L2 1
88339818 Jul 7, 2026 MI L3 I-94EB@WATER ST 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88383989 Jul 10, 2026 OH L2 YE2CC17B372047206
87619095 Apr 19, 2026 OH L2 YE2CC17B372047206
86058576 Oct 14, 2025 MI L5 YE2CC17B372047206
82694435 Sep 17, 2024 MI L1 YE2CC17B372047206
82315992 Aug 3, 2024 MI L2 YE2CC17B372047206
80999982 Mar 1, 2024 MI L1 YE2CC17B372047206
80289012 Dec 1, 2023 MI L1 YE2CC17B372047206
80018201 Oct 25, 2023 MI L5 YE2CC17B372047206

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