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Roadside Inspection 88625621

Roadside inspection on Aug 6, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: PINNACLE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 610538) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
88625621
Date:
Aug 6, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
Operating authority:
MC293651
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC16131 (MI)

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 8.

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 0.97 violations per inspection across 103 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Michigan
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 15,630 Level 3 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
1
On par with 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 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 627,134 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)
54%
24 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
27 violations · 2 OOS · 1.13 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR8PLUK1938 MI RC16131 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMA25061A5008883 MI D419619 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2010 —

Violations Cited

1 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 —

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
88992927 Sep 10, 2026 IL L2 I-90 WB AT MP 28 1/4 0 —
88992706 Sep 10, 2026 IL L2 I-88 EB 2 —
88802329 Aug 26, 2026 MI L2 MI 1 —
88695728 Aug 12, 2026 TX L2 — 1 —
88636504 Aug 7, 2026 MI L1 GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B 1 —
88456853 Jul 18, 2026 IL L2 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88802329 Aug 26, 2026 MI L2 1FUJHHDR8PLUK1938 —
88802329 Aug 26, 2026 MI L2 1PMA25061A5008883 —
87384304 Mar 24, 2026 MI L2 1FUJHHDR8PLUK1938 —
85707889 Sep 4, 2025 US L1 1FUJHHDR8PLUK1938 —
85707889 Sep 4, 2025 US L1 1PMA25061A5008883 —
83730297 Jan 28, 2025 MI L3 1FUJHHDR8PLUK1938 —
83730297 Jan 28, 2025 MI L3 1PMA25061A5008883 —
83450411 Dec 20, 2024 MI L2 1FUJHHDR8PLUK1938 —

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