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Roadside Inspection 88561627

Roadside inspection on Jul 30, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: MINT EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2779557) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88561627
Date:
Jul 30, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MARS HILL NC
Carrier (USDOT):
MINT EXPRESS INC (2779557)
Operating authority:
MC936752
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
0957F8 (MD)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.95 violations per inspection across 113 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 42,880 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 690,212 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
36 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
3 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
32 violations · 7 OOS · 0.89 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXSN690558 MD 0957F8 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER N/A ME 2639934 Utility — — —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving —

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
89084737 Sep 23, 2026 MD L3 FREDERICK MD 0 —
89081492 Sep 22, 2026 TN L3 STANTON TN 0 —
88887464 Sep 1, 2026 TN L2 STANTON TN 1 OOS
88608177 Aug 3, 2026 TN L3 — 1 —
88597865 Aug 2, 2026 TN L3 — 0 —
88518622 Jul 24, 2026 MD L2 — 2 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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