Roadside Inspection 88790439

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: HORIZON MIDWEST INC (USDOT 2317693) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790439
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PONTIAC SCALE S/B
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
4010103 (IN)

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 4.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.54 violations per inspection across 763 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 4,272 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at PONTIAC SCALE S/B
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 329 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
1
Same as 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)
36%
198 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
15 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
31
48 violations · 14 OOS · 1.55 per inspection
Prior 365 days
198
303 violations · 48 OOS · 1.53 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CK27LX78819 IN 4010103 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2007
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1UNSF4023PA198186 ME 3115299 DRAGON ESP
Ticket: Desp
Dragon ESP 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 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
88727131 Aug 17, 2026 KY L3 0
88707259 Aug 13, 2026 OH L2 1 OOS
88699706 Aug 12, 2026 AL L2 0
88682746 Aug 11, 2026 TX L2 2 OOS
88639204 Aug 7, 2026 NC L2 2 OOS
88623575 Aug 6, 2026 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85970394 Oct 3, 2025 MI L1 1FUJA6CK27LX78819

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