Roadside Inspection 88190953

Roadside inspection on Jun 19, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: RUSS' STEAMER SERVICE LLC (USDOT 1705522) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88190953
Date:
Jun 19, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MI
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BC18195 (MI)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.28 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Michigan
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,472 Level 3 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 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
10 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.28 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 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, severity weight 1). (391.41APC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDUF5GY9KDA18772 MI BC18195 FORD F-550 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving
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

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
88725098 Aug 18, 2026 MI L3 0
88184569 Jun 18, 2026 KY L3 0
88093518 Jun 8, 2026 FL L1 0
87929676 May 20, 2026 FL L3 2
87838897 May 11, 2026 IL L3 0
87655741 Apr 21, 2026 FL L3 DAVIE FL 0

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