Roadside Inspection 88720328

Roadside inspection on Aug 17, 2026 in New Jersey • Carrier: MT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3113024) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88720328
Date:
Aug 17, 2026
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARNEYS POINT SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
MT EXPRESS LLC (3113024)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A075766 (UT)

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 24.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.49 violations per inspection across 164 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Jersey
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,793 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2026
vs typical at CARNEYS POINT SCALE
7
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,063 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
7
6 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)
44%
16 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
5
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
12 violations · 0 OOS · 1.09 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
29 violations · 2 OOS · 1.81 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (12 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 3.49 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DTXTEC14881 UT A075766 FORD F-350 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4T943FM28M1116594 MT 7AE8526 Traxx

Violations Cited

7 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
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 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
88792464 Aug 25, 2026 OK L1 BECKHAM POE 0
88759104 Aug 19, 2026 OH L3 1
88697162 Aug 12, 2026 OH L3 0
88680448 Aug 12, 2026 MA L3 H-WESTWOOD 1
88643100 Aug 5, 2026 UT L1 0
88620496 Aug 4, 2026 OH L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86904618 Jan 28, 2026 SC L3 4T943FM28M1116594 OOS
86882336 Jan 21, 2026 US L1 4T943FM28M1116594
86262073 Nov 5, 2025 AL L1 4T943FM28M1116594
85551380 Aug 19, 2025 TN L1 4T943FM28M1116594 OOS
85284237 Jul 21, 2025 MO L1 4T943FM28M1116594
83352031 Dec 10, 2024 MO L1 4T943FM28M1116594
83015908 Oct 25, 2024 KS L1 4T943FM28M1116594
82727258 Sep 21, 2024 MO L1 4T943FM28M1116594

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