Roadside Inspection 88726283

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: MN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2018350) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
4
44% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88726283
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MI
Carrier (USDOT):
MN EXPRESS INC (2018350)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC32506 (MI)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 341 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
9
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,510 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at MI
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 163 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
9
8 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%
111 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
11
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
25 violations · 4 OOS · 0.93 per inspection
Prior 365 days
111
131 violations · 16 OOS · 1.18 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2EN175641 MI RC32506 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5328LSA29943 MI E222504 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.51C-BLPW Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
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
391.11B4-CLHA Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate 2 Driver Fitness OOS
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
88827449 Aug 27, 2026 MI L1 MI 3
88810733 Aug 26, 2026 KY L2 FRANKLIN KY 0
88775049 Aug 22, 2026 MO L3 0
88761354 Aug 21, 2026 MI L2 1
88731247 Aug 18, 2026 MI L3 MONROE SCALE N/B 1 OOS
88708859 Aug 15, 2026 MI L3 MONROE SCALE N/B 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87922089 May 21, 2026 MI L1 1DW1A5328LSA29943
86624161 Dec 19, 2025 OH L3 1DW1A5328LSA29943
84345007 Apr 8, 2025 IN L3 4V4NC9EH2EN175641
79894562 Oct 12, 2023 KY L1 4V4NC9EH2EN175641
79318189 Aug 2, 2023 OH L3 4V4NC9EH2EN175641
78440565 Apr 24, 2023 IL L3 4V4NC9EH2EN175641

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