Roadside Inspection 88795894

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: R E MICHEL COMPANY (USDOT 261956) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88795894
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PORT CHARLOTTE FL
Carrier (USDOT):
R E MICHEL COMPANY (261956)
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
RJVA45 (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.75 violations per inspection across 326 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Florida
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 27,019 Level 3 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at PORT CHARLOTTE FL
1
Cleaner than station median (5)
Median of 114 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 558,822 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
65%
68 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
7 violations · 2 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
68
47 violations · 8 OOS · 0.69 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 391.11B5-LNCDLNVL (License (Non-CDL) - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction., severity weight 8). (391.11B5-LNCDLNVL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWE3FN1RDD07730 FL RJVA45 FORD E-350 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL License (Non-CDL) - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction. 8 Driver Fitness 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
88729805 Aug 17, 2026 MD L2 1
88712411 Aug 14, 2026 MD L1 0
88688334 Aug 11, 2026 CA L1 RAINBOW IF 0
88622840 Aug 5, 2026 WV L3 0
88556236 Jul 28, 2026 MD L2 3 OOS
88499328 Jul 23, 2026 CA L3 CARSON PLATFORM SCALES 2

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