Roadside Inspection 88510438

Roadside inspection on Jul 23, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: SPECIAL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC (USDOT 3396268) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88510438
Date:
Jul 23, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ST CLAIR MO
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
36KT5G (MO)

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 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.47 violations per inspection across 265 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,904 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at ST CLAIR MO
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 1,860 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 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)
45%
100 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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
23 violations · 5 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
100
156 violations · 22 OOS · 1.56 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1NN606373 MO 36KT5G VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538P6884504 TN 329718T UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88783327 Aug 24, 2026 NE L3 1 OOS
88692076 Aug 13, 2026 LA L3 1
88685656 Aug 11, 2026 MD L2 1 OOS
88575959 Jul 31, 2026 KY L1 0
88535789 Jul 28, 2026 MA L2 H-HOPKINGTON 2 OOS
88452290 Jul 16, 2026 CO L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87201574 Mar 4, 2026 KY L2 1UYVS2538P6884504
85107495 Jun 30, 2025 CO L3 1UYVS2538P6884504
83963652 Feb 24, 2025 CO L3 1UYVS2538P6884504
83606501 Jan 14, 2025 NY L2 1UYVS2538P6884504 OOS
83543370 Jan 2, 2025 IN L3 1UYVS2538P6884504
83309340 Nov 30, 2024 NC L3 4V4NC9EH1NN606373
82608683 Sep 8, 2024 KY L3 4V4NC9EH1NN606373
82374647 Aug 5, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9EH1NN606373 OOS

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