Roadside Inspection 88810221

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in North Dakota • Carrier: MIKE PALMER PETROLEUM SERVICES INC (USDOT 1212424) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88810221
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WILLISTON ND
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
30690P (ND)

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 1.

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 this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.56 violations per inspection across 50 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Dakota
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 2,797 Level 2 inspections in North Dakota during 2026
vs typical at WILLISTON ND
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 894 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
5
11 violations · 2 OOS · 2.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
18 violations · 3 OOS · 1.50 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 393.87A-FPLR (Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet., severity weight 1). (393.87A-FPLR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489 ND 30690P FORD F-350 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5FD4031F1220417 ND T566791 PJ PJ 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.87A-FPLR Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet. 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
88265102 Jun 26, 2026 ND L1 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88067394 Jun 6, 2026 ND L3 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489
84576726 May 3, 2025 ND L1 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489
82478937 Aug 24, 2024 ND L3 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489
79785662 Sep 27, 2023 ND L3 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489
79611238 Sep 5, 2023 ND L1 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489
78545692 Apr 27, 2023 ND L2 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489
78545425 Apr 25, 2023 ND L1 1FT8W3DT9KEF40489

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