Roadside Inspection 88549640

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: M J ELECTRIC LLC (USDOT 114501) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88549640
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBIA CITY IN
Carrier (USDOT):
M J ELECTRIC LLC (114501)
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RC46964 (MI)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.08 violations per inspection across 231 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Indiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,200 Level 1 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at COLUMBIA CITY IN
3
Heavier than station median (1.5)
Median of 70 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
33%
52 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
52
52 violations · 6 OOS · 1.00 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0W5HTXREC15116 MI RC46964 FORD F-550 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JWBD1922SA121725 MI F219434 MIDSOTA TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Midsota Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 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
88835826 Aug 27, 2026 MD L1 DARLINGTON MD 0
88688012 Aug 13, 2026 MI L3 0
88593745 Aug 3, 2026 MI L3 0
88483920 Jul 22, 2026 MI L2 1
88383765 Jul 9, 2026 OH L3 1
87991808 May 29, 2026 MI L3 0

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