Roadside Inspection 88968837

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: FOURTEENTH AVENUE CARTAGE CO INC (USDOT 75892) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88968837
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONROE SCALE N/B
Operating authority:
MC123445
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC53541 (MI)

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 12.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.38 violations per inspection across 162 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
2
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 4,870 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at MONROE SCALE N/B
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,417 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
31 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
3
4 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
16 violations · 5 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
41 violations · 10 OOS · 1.32 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV1MSMG0768 MI RC53541 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532CXFT154116 TN U489716 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-ALATR Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. 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
89035989 Sep 18, 2026 MI L1 GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B 11 OOS
89028364 Sep 16, 2026 OH L1 FINDLAY OH 0
89015481 Sep 15, 2026 IL L3 I-88 W/B 2
88961635 Sep 10, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 1 OOS
88759459 Aug 21, 2026 MI L3 1
88703510 Aug 14, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83049614 Oct 30, 2024 NC L2 3AKJHLDV1MSMG0768

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