Roadside Inspection 88869587

Roadside inspection on Sep 1, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: D&U EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4487960) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88869587
Date:
Sep 1, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B
Carrier (USDOT):
D&U EXPRESS LLC (4487960)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC47235. (MI)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 35.

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 Level 1 median in Michigan
9
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,641 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 96 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 416,521 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
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 396.3A1-F (Fuel - Dripping leak., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-F)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X4VR746811 MI RC47235. KENWORTH W900 1997
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9LL168562 MI F365864 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.11B4 Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
88410455 Jul 14, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88410455 Jul 14, 2026 MI L2 1JJV532D9LL168562 OOS
88410455 Jul 14, 2026 MI L2 1XKWDB9X4VR746811 OOS
83729747 Jan 29, 2025 MI L2 1JJV532D9LL168562 OOS
80267695 Nov 28, 2023 MI L3 1JJV532D9LL168562

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