Roadside Inspection 88761401

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: A & J EXPEDITE LLC (USDOT 3855685) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88761401
Date:
Aug 21, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
Carrier (USDOT):
A & J EXPEDITE LLC (3855685)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC68149 (MI)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 Level 2 median in Michigan
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,615 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 592 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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 4V4NC9EHXJN891309 MI RC68149 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539T7594809 MI F337419 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2026

Violations Cited

3 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
395.24D-ELDPT HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver''s hours-of-service records in accordance with the instruction sheet provided by the motor carrier. 3 Hours of Service
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88767111 Aug 21, 2026 MI L2 1
88338589 Jul 7, 2026 MI L3 1
88283476 Jun 30, 2026 MI L1 MICHIGAN/GREENFIELD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88767111 Aug 21, 2026 MI L2 4V4NC9EHXJN891309
88767111 Aug 21, 2026 MI L2 1UYVS2539T7594809
87371917 Mar 19, 2026 IL L3 1UYVS2539T7594809
87250608 Mar 5, 2026 MS L2 4V4NC9EHXJN891309 OOS
85847680 Sep 22, 2025 MO L2 4V4NC9EHXJN891309
84566532 May 1, 2025 MI L3 4V4NC9EHXJN891309
84485281 Apr 22, 2025 TN L2 4V4NC9EHXJN891309
83320020 Dec 3, 2024 TN L3 4V4NC9EHXJN891309

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