Roadside Inspection 88950217

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: METALMAX LLC (USDOT 2033643) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88950217
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Carrier (USDOT):
METALMAX LLC (2033643)
Operating authority:
MC714004
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
V1543HY (TN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 0.83 violations per inspection across 139 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 109,180 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 7,808 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 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
63%
41 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
5
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
27 violations · 8 OOS · 0.66 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.83 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN4GY7NM023641 TN V1543HY MACK Anthem 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M962XLH149689 TN 048067T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 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
88692135 Aug 12, 2026 NM L1 0
88677814 Aug 11, 2026 LA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88692135 Aug 12, 2026 NM L1 1M1AN4GY7NM023641
88183834 Jun 17, 2026 NM L2 1GR4M962XLH149689
87649967 Apr 21, 2026 TX L2 1M1AN4GY7NM023641 OOS
87468608 Mar 25, 2026 TX L1 1M1AN4GY7NM023641
86948697 Jan 29, 2026 TX L2 1M1AN4GY7NM023641
86872596 Jan 19, 2026 LA L3 1GR4M962XLH149689
86712351 Jan 5, 2026 SD L3 1GR4M962XLH149689
84096518 Mar 6, 2025 TX L2 1M1AN4GY7NM023641

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