Roadside Inspection 88340334

Roadside inspection on Jul 5, 2026 in Mississippi • Carrier: DESIGN TEAM SIGN COMPANY LLC (USDOT 720671) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88340334
Date:
Jul 5, 2026
State:
Mississippi
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FULTON SCALE US 78 EAST
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
J180HT (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.41 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Mississippi
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 4,699 Level 1 inspections in Mississippi during 2026
vs typical at FULTON SCALE US 78 EAST
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 471 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
62%
13 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
6 violations · 2 OOS · 0.46 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 393.43D-B (Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly., severity weight 4). (393.43D-B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FD8W3HT6KEF91566 TN J180HT FORD F-350 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5NKGU40366P001004 TN U009879 Trailer

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88744672 Aug 20, 2026 MS L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86356173 Nov 17, 2025 VA L3 1FD8W3HT6KEF91566
86356173 Nov 17, 2025 VA L3 5NKGU40366P001004
78710248 May 17, 2023 CA L1 1FD8W3HT6KEF91566 OOS
78645074 May 14, 2023 NM L2 1FD8W3HT6KEF91566
78606980 May 8, 2023 NM L2 1FD8W3HT6KEF91566
78606980 May 8, 2023 NM L2 5NKGU40366P001004
78420834 Apr 22, 2023 NM L2 1FD8W3HT6KEF91566
78420834 Apr 22, 2023 NM L2 5NKGU40366P001004

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