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Roadside Inspection 88948383

Roadside inspection on Sep 7, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: L & A EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1472606) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88948383
Date:
Sep 7, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KANSAS CITY MO
Carrier (USDOT):
L & A EXPRESS INC (1472606)
Operating authority:
MC558959
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A065216 (UT)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.81 violations per inspection across 43 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Missouri
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,169 Level 3 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at KANSAS CITY MO
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,727 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 634,930 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)
44%
18 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
5 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
27 violations · 2 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 UT A065216 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2531J2244536 UT 024250A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 Unsafe Driving —
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 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
89107018 Sep 25, 2026 UT L3 HELPER UT 0 —
88981479 Sep 10, 2026 UT L3 HELPER UT 1 —
88700896 Aug 14, 2026 MS L3 — 0 —
88627059 Aug 5, 2026 MO L3 — 0 —
88617173 Aug 5, 2026 KY L1 — 2 —
88453534 Jul 17, 2026 CO L2 — 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88700896 Aug 14, 2026 MS L3 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
88627059 Aug 5, 2026 MO L3 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
88617173 Aug 5, 2026 KY L1 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
88370345 Jul 8, 2026 CO L3 1UYVS2531J2244536 —
87942819 May 22, 2026 UT L3 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
87052131 Feb 13, 2026 CO L2 1UYVS2531J2244536 OOS
86439286 Dec 1, 2025 MO L2 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
86282245 Nov 10, 2025 MS L2 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 OOS

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