Roadside Inspection 88790318

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Massachusetts • Carrier: MORNING SUN BUS COMPANY INC (USDOT 1189020) • Vehicle: VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790318
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Massachusetts
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
S-ROCKLAND
Vehicle:
VAN HOOL Commuter Coach MOTOR COACH
Ticket make:
Vnhl
Plate:
1AK26A (MA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.80 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Massachusetts
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 2,149 Level 1 inspections in Massachusetts during 2026
vs typical at S-ROCKLAND
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 133 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
58%
12 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.58 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.80 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 393.83D-ELNGPB (Exhaust System - Other than Gasoline - Exhaust system leaking or discharging under the chassis more than 15 inches (38.1 cm) forward of the rear-most part of the bus., severity weight 1). (393.83D-ELNGPB)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 MOTOR COACH YE2CC16B572046754 MA 1AK26A VAN HOOL
Ticket: Vnhl
Commuter Coach 2007

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEQP State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. (Must have corresponding state statute or regulation) 8 Unsafe Driving
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.83D-ELNGPB Exhaust System - Other than Gasoline - Exhaust system leaking or discharging under the chassis more than 15 inches (38.1 cm) forward of the rear-most part of the bus. 1 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
88690898 Aug 13, 2026 NJ L1 ROADSIDE 1
88602627 Aug 4, 2026 MA L1 S-ROCKLAND 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86411227 Nov 25, 2025 MA L1 YE2CC16B572046754
80189888 Nov 17, 2023 NY L2 YE2CC16B572046754

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