Roadside Inspection 88898937

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: MUELLER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 172283) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88898937
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE MO
Operating authority:
MC311327
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
85KR1N (MO)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.29 violations per inspection across 129 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,685 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at STEELE MO
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,723 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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)
86%
44 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
44
11 violations · 0 OOS · 0.25 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 12 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.29 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR9LN442165 MO 85KR1N INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF482CXL3161015 MO 02B623 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed 2020

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service

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
88892946 Sep 2, 2026 MO L3 MACON MO 0
88628397 Aug 5, 2026 IN L2 0
88482161 Jul 20, 2026 AZ L3 0
88471205 Jul 20, 2026 AZ L3 0
88471095 Jul 20, 2026 AZ L3 0
88453853 Jul 17, 2026 AZ L3 0

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